Occurrence of Angiostrongylus species (Nematoda) in populations of Rattus rattus and Rattus fuscipes in coastal forests of south-eastern Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 177-184

  Stokes, Vicki L ^a,b   Spratt, David M ^a   Banks, Peter B ^b   Pech, Roger P ^c   Williams, Richard L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GASTROPOD; HOST SPECIFICITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NEMATODE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RODENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; JERVIS BAY;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; AVES; GASTROPODA; MAMMALIA; NEMATODA; RATTUS; RATTUS FUSCIPES; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 34347358656     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO06061     Document Type: Article

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