Epidemiology of hookworm (Uncinaria spp.) infection in New Zealand (Hooker's) sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) pups on Enderby Island, Auckland Islands (New Zealand) during the breeding seasons from 1999/2000 to 2004/2005

Parasitology Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-62

  Castinel, A ^a   Duignan, P J ^a,d   Lyons, E T ^b   Pomroy, W E ^a   Gibbs, N ^c   Lopez Villalobos N ^a   Chilvers, B L ^c   Wilkinson, I S ^c,e  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^d An Roinn Talmhaiochta lascaigh agus Bia   (Ireland)

^e 1 East Agriculture House ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BREEDING; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOOKWORM; HOOKWORM INFECTION; INTESTINE INFECTION; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FECES; FEMALE; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; NEW ZEALAND; OVUM; PREVALENCE; SEA LIONS; SOIL; TIME FACTORS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; OTARIIDAE; PHOCARCTOS HOOKERI; UNCINARIA;

EID: 34247644954     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0453-z     Document Type: Article

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