A survey of ectoparasite species on small mammals during autumn and winter at Anglesea, Victoria

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Volumn 125, Issue , 2004, Pages 205-210

  Weaver, Haylee J ^a,b   Aberton, John G ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anglesea; Ectoparasites; Host specificity; Marsupials; Rodents; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANTECHINUS MINIMUS; HAEMAPHYSALIS; HOPLIA; ISOODON OBESULUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; RATTUS LUTREOLUS; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SMINTHOPSIS LEUCOPUS;

EID: 33751578872     PISSN: 0370047X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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