Endoparasites of rodents in two Islands of the Straits of Malacca

Malaysian Journal of Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 123-127

  Mohd Zain, S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Endoparasite; Rat helminthes; Small mammals; Wild rats

Indexed keywords

EID: 73249147093     PISSN: 13943065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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