Phenotypic comparison of allopatric populations of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica from European and African bovines using a computer image analysis system (CIAS)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 368-378

  Periago, M V ^a   Valero, M A ^a   Panova, M ^a   Mas Coma, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FRANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPE; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIDAE;

EID: 33748893958     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0174-3     Document Type: Article

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