Cystacanths of Oncicola venezuelensis (Acanthocephala: Oligacanthorhynchidae) in Caribbean termites and various paratenic hosts in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 539-542

  Nickol, Brent B ^a   Fuller, Claire A ^a,b   Rock, Philip ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIZARD; MAMMAL; PARASITE; TERMITE;

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; ISOPTERA; NONHUMAN; ONCICOLA VENEZUELENSIS; PARASITE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ACANTHOCEPHALA; ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HERPESTIDAE; ISOPTERA; LIZARDS; MALE; PASSERIFORMES; VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; SAINT JOHN [VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)]; SAINT THOMAS; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ANOLIS CRISTATELLUS; ANOLIS STRATULUS; HERPESTES AUROPUNCTATUS; HERPESTES JAVANICUS; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; MARGAROPS FUSCATUS; NASUTITERMES ACAJUTLAE; OLIGACANTHORHYNCHIDAE; ONCICOLA VENEZUELENSIS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33746570080     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3557.1     Document Type: Article

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