Coprologic evidence of gastrointestinal helminths of forest baboons, Papio anubis, in Kibale National Park, Uganda

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 878-887

  Bezjian, Marisa ^a   Gillespie, Thomas R ^b   Chapman, Colin A ^c   Greiner, Ellis C ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fecal survey; Gastrointestinal parasites; Olive baboon; Papio anubis; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ABBREVIATA; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; MANDRILLUS; MOLINEUS; NEMATODA; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; PAPIO; PAPIO ANUBIS; STRONGYLOIDEA; STRONGYLOIDES; TERNIDENS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHURIS; VERMES;

EID: 56549131343     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.4.878     Document Type: Article

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