Strongyloides robustus and the northern sympatric populations of northern (Glaucomys sabrinus) and southern (G. volans) flying squirrels

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 579-582

  Pauli, Jonathan N ^a   Dubay, Shelli A ^a   Anderson, Eric M ^a   Taft, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Flying squirrels; Glaucomys sabrinus; Glaucomys volans; Sciuridae; Strongyloides robustus; Strongyloididae; Sympatry; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; GLAUCOMYS VOLANS; PETAURISTINAE; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; SCIURIDAE; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDIDAE;

EID: 5044246365     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.3.579     Document Type: Article

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