Comparative life cycles and life histories of north american rhabdias spp. (nematoda: Rhabdiasidae): lungworms from snakes and anurans

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1145-1155

  Langford, Gabriel J ^a   Janovy Jr , John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FROG; INFECTIVITY; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NEMATODE; SNAKE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FROGS AND TOADS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY; MALE; NEMATODE; NEMATODE LIFE CYCLE STAGE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; RHABDIAS; RHABDIAS AMERICANUS; RHABDIAS BAKERI; RHABDIAS EUSTREPTOS; RHABDIAS FUSCOVENOSA; RHABDIAS JOAQUINENSIS; RHABDIAS RANAE; SKIN PENETRATION; SNAKE; STRONGYLE INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BEETLES; COLON; DISEASE VECTORS; ESOPHAGUS; FECES; FEMALE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LUNG; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; OLIGOCHAETA; RHABDITIDA INFECTIONS; RHABDITOIDEA; SKIN; SNAILS; SNAKES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANURA; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; NEMATODA; RHABDIAS; RHABDIASIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 77749301806     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2044.1     Document Type: Article

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