Effects of temperature and humidity on the development of eggs of Toxocara canis under laboratory conditions

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 327-331

  Gamboa, M I ^a  

^a CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLÓGICOS Y DE VECTORES CEPAVE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TOXOCARA CANIS;

ANIMALS; EGGS; ENVIRONMENT; HUMIDITY; PARASITOLOGY; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TOXOCARA CANIS;

TOXOCARA CANIS;

EID: 29144475476     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2005287     Document Type: Article

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