Effect of extreme temperature on egg development, larval and adult survival of Chordodes nobilii Camerano, 1901 (Gordiida, Nematomorpha)

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 392-396

  Achiorno, Cecilia Luján ^a,b   Ferrari, Lucrecia ^c,d   de Villalobos, Cristina ^a,d  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

^d Centro Científico y Tecnológico Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Extreme temperatures; Gordiida; Life cycle; Nematomorpha

Indexed keywords

CHORDODES; NEMATOMORPHA;

EID: 70349864828     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-008-0052-5     Document Type: Article

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