Helminth community structure in Rattus leucopus (Gray) (Muridae) from Australia, Papua New Guinea and Papua

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-291

  Smales, L R ^a   Spratt, D M ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; MELANESIA; NEW GUINEA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

CESTODA; MURIDAE; NEMATODA; RATTUS; RATTUS FUSCIPES; RATTUS LEUCOPUS; RATTUS SORDIDUS; SPIRURIDA; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 3843137046     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO03051     Document Type: Article

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