Phenotypic analysis of adults of Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica and intermediate forms from the endemic region of Gilan, Iran

Parasitology International

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 249-260

  Ashrafi, K ^a,b   Valero, M A ^b   Panova, M ^b   Periago, M V ^b   Massoud, J ^c   Mas Coma, S ^b  

^a GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adult stage; Bovines; Fasciola gigantica; Fasciola hepatica; Intermediate forms; Iran; Morphometric and allometric analysis; Phenotypic characterisation

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ALLOPATRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DIFFERENTIATION; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IRAN; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BOLIVIA; BUFFALOES; BURKINA FASO; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLASSIFICATION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; IRAN; LIVER; LOGISTIC MODELS; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BUBALUS; DIGENEA (FLUKES); FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIDAE;

EID: 33750362150     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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