Survey of helminth parasites in populations of Alouatta palliata mexicana and A. pigra in continuous and in fragmented habitat in southern Mexico

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 931-945

  Trejo Macías, Genoveva ^a   Estrada, Alejandro ^b   Mosqueda Cabrera, Miguel Ángel ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ZOOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

A. pigra; Alouatta palliata mexicana; Howler monkeys; Mexico; Parasite prevalence

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FECES; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRIMATE;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA PALLIATA MEXICANA; ALOUATTA PIGRA; COCCIDIA; STRONGYLIDA; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 34648817566     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9137-5     Document Type: Article

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