Helminth parasites of the grassland melomys (Muridae: Hydromyinae) from Australia and Papua New Guinea

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 369-374

  Smales, L R ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NEMATODE; RODENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELANESIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTHERN TERRITORY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; QUEENSLAND;

CESTODA; MELOMYS; MELOMYS BURTONI; MELOMYS CERVINIPES; MELOMYS LUTILLUS; MURIDAE; MURINAE; NEMATODA; ODILIA MELOMYOS; PHYSALOPTERA; RODENTIA; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA; VERMES;

EID: 33646884156     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO05039     Document Type: Article

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