Endoparasites of African forest elephants (Loxodonta africana cyclotis) from the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 104-110

  Kinsella, John M ^a   Deem, Sharon L ^b   Blake, Stephen ^b   Freeman, Andrea S ^b  

^a Helm West Laboratory   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; African elephant; Bivitellobilharzia; Ciliate; Decrusia; Equinurbia; Forest elephant; Latteuria; Loxodonta africana cyclotis; Mammomonagamus

Indexed keywords

BIVITELLOBILHARZIA; CILIOPHORA; DECRUSIA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; EQUINURBIA; LATTEURIA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; LOXODONTA CYCLOTIS; MAMMOMONAGAMUS; NEMATODA; OESTRIDAE; SCHISTOSOMA; STRONGYLIDA; STRONGYLOIDEA; TREMATODA;

EID: 3543016175     PISSN: 15252647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/4131     Document Type: Article

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