Ectoparasitic dermatitis in free-ranging swamp wallabies (Wallabia bicolor) in New South Wales

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 160-162

  Portas, T J ^a   Crowley, A ^b   Hufschmid, J ^c  

^a Western Plains Zoo   (Australia)

^b Anapath   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Diabolicoptes; Heterodoxus ualabati; Lice; Mites; Swamp wallaby

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; DERMATITIS; INFESTATION; LOUSE; MALE; MARSUPIAL; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; WETLAND; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DERMATITIS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; LICE; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; SKIN; WETLANDS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; HETERODOXUS; MACROPODIDAE; PHTHIRAPTERA; SARCOPTIFORMES; WALLABIA BICOLOR;

EID: 63049119116     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2009.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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