Epidemiology of Ancylostoma spp. in the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) in the Doñana National Park, south-west Spain

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-183

  Vicente, J ^a,b   Palomares, F ^c   Ruiz De Ibanez R ^b   Ortiz, J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b Campus de Espinardo   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FECES ANALYSIS; FELIDAE; HOOKWORM INFECTION; LYNX PARDINUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; SPAIN;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; FECES; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SPAIN;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; FELIDAE; LYNX; LYNX PARDINUS;

EID: 2942715324     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2003216     Document Type: Article

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