A survey of the parasites of coyotes (Canis latrans) in New York based on fecal analysis

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 712-717

  Gompper, Matthew E ^a   Goodman, Rachel M ^b   Kays, Roland W ^c   Ray, Justina C ^d,e   Fiorello, Christine V ^f   Wade, Susan E ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^f Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^g Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis latrans; Coyotes; New York; Parasites; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS LATRANS; CESTODA; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA; TREMATODA;

EID: 3042522960     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-39.3.712     Document Type: Article

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