Three rarely reported digeneans inhabiting amphibians from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1242-1244

  Zamparo, David ^a   Brooks, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FLATWORM; NEW RECORD;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; CANADA; DIGENEA; FROG; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLYPTHELMINS CALIFORNIENSIS; GORGODERINA MULTILOBATA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MEGALODISCUS MICROPHAGUS; NONHUMAN; RANA AURORA; SPECIES; TREMATODE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; RANIDAE; SALAMANDRIDAE; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; DIGENEA (FLUKES); GLYPTHELMINS CALIFORNIENSIS; GORGODERINA; MEGALODISCUS MICROPHAGUS; PSEUDACRIS REGILLA; RANA AURORA; TARICHA GRANULOSA; TREMATODA;

EID: 28444482044     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-348RN.1     Document Type: Article

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