Effects of snail size on encystment of Echinostoma caproni in juvenile Biomphalaria glabrata (NMRI strain) and observations on the survival of infected snails

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-279

  Schneck, J L ^a   Fried, B ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CERCARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; ECHINOSTOMA; ECHINOSTOMA CAPRONI; ECHINOSTOMIASIS; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; SNAIL; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; BODY SIZE; ECHINOSTOMA; LARVA;

ANIMALIA; BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; ECHINOSTOMA; ECHINOSTOMA CAPRONI; GASTROPODA;

EID: 4644324463     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2004235     Document Type: Article

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