Endoparasites of the coyote (Canis latrans), a recent migrant to insular Newfoundland

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1221-1226

  Bridger, Kimberly E ^a   Baggs, Eric M ^b   Finney Crawley, Jean ^b  

^a Newfoundland Department of Natural Resources   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus vasorum; Canis latrans; Coyote; Helminths; Newfoundland; Opportunistic predator

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS VASORUM; ASCARIDOIDEA; CANIS LATRANS; CESTODA; CRENOSOMA VULPIS; CYCLOPHYLLIDEA; MESOCESTOIDES; NEMATODA; PHYSALOPTERA RARA; TAENIA; TAENIA OVIS; TAENIA PISIFORMIS; TOXASCARIS LEONINA; TOXOCARA CANIS; UNCINARIA STENOCEPHALA; VERMES;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; COYOTE; FEMALE; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; COYOTES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; MALE; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 75349101597     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-45.4.1221     Document Type: Article

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