The helminth parasites of the wild rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus and their effect on host condition in Dunas de Mira, Portugal

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-246

  Eira, C ^a,b   Torres, J ^a   Miquel, J ^a   Vingada, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAPHIDIUM STRIGOSUM; HELMINTH; HOST; INFESTATION; MOSGOVOYIA CTENOIDES; NEMATODIROIDES ZEMBRAE; NONHUMAN; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PASSALURUS AMBIGUUS; PORTUGAL; RABBIT; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS RETORTAEFORMIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; KIDNEY; LAGOMORPHA; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; RABBITS; SEX FACTORS;

CESTODA; GRAPHIDIUM STRIGOSUM; MOSGOVOYIA CTENOIDES; NEMATODIROIDES ZEMBRAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PASSALURUS AMBIGUUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS RETORTAEFORMIS; VERMES;

EID: 34548696441     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X07727426     Document Type: Article

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