Rhabdias pseudosphaerocephala infection in Bufo marinus: Lung nematodes reduce viability of metamorph cane toads

Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 919-927

  Kelehear, C ^a   Webb, J K ^a   Shine, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anuran; Growth rate; Helminth; Locomotor performance; Mortality; Prey intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOSIS; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDIAS PSEUDOPHAEROCEPHALA; TOAD; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BUFO MARINUS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LOCOMOTION; LUNG; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RHABDITIDA INFECTIONS; RHABDITOIDEA;

ANURA; BUFO MARINUS; METAMORPHA; NEMATODA; RHABDIAS; VERMES;

EID: 67749086228     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182009006325     Document Type: Article

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