Trematode infection induced malformations in the common hourglass treefrogs

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-95

  Rajakaruna, R S ^a   Piyatissa, P M J R ^a   Jayawardena, U A ^a   Navaratne, A N ^a   Amerasinghe, P H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Cercariae; Malformations; Polypedates cruciger; Treefrogs; Trematode infections

Indexed keywords

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLATWORM; FROG; GROWTH RESPONSE; LABORATORY METHOD; LARVA; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITIC DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SURVIVAL; SURVIVORSHIP;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; CERCARIA (TREMATODE GENUS); HYLA; HYLA EBRACCATA; POLYPEDATES CRUCIGER; RANIDAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 42549088533     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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