Helminth parasites of amphibians from a rainforest reserve in southwestern Nigeria

African Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Aisien, M S O ^a   Ogoannah, S O ^a   Imasuen, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Parasites; Prevalence; Rainforest reserve

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; NEMATODE; NEW RECORD; PARASITE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; RAINFOREST; SAVANNA;

AFRICA; EDO; GELEGELE FOREST RESERVE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

AMPHIBIA; AUBRIA SUBSIGILLATA; CESTODA; CHIROMANTIS RUFESCENS; HAEMATOLOECHUS; HALIPEGUS; HOPLOBATRACHUS OCCIPITALIS; HYPEROLIUS; LEPTOPELIS; MESOCOELIUM MONAS; METAPOLYSTOMA; MONOGENEA; NEMATODA; PHRYNOBATRACHUS; PHYSALOPTEROIDES; POLYSTOMA; PTYCHADENA BIBRONI; PTYCHADENA LONGIROSTRIS; PTYCHADENA OXYRHYNCHUS; PTYCHADENA PUMILIO; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 67651218632     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/004.044.0101     Document Type: Article

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