Uncinaria hamiltoni (nematoda: ancylostomatidae) in South American sea lions, Otaria flavescens, from Northern Patagonia, Argentina

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 860-863

  Beron Vera B ^a   Crespo, E A ^a   Raga, J A ^b   Pedraza, S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEMATODE; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PINNIPED;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DEATH; HOOKWORM; HOST; INTESTINE PARASITE; MAMMARY GLAND; MORPHOMETRICS; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; SEAL; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; UNCINARIA HAMILTONI;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; FEMALE; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEA LIONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMATIDAE; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALIA; NEMATODA; OTARIA BYRONIA; OTARIA FLAVESCENS; OTARIIDAE; PANTHERA LEO; PINNIPEDIA; UNCINARIA;

EID: 4344629449     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-182R     Document Type: Article

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