Infections of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium flondense, in the invasive lizard, Anolis sagrei, in Florida

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 750-754

  Perkins, Susan L ^a   Rothschild, Anna ^b   Waltari, Eric ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANOLIS SAGREI; PLASMODIUM FLORIDENSE; REPTILIA; SAURIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 37349025791     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/07-052.1     Document Type: Article

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