Dwarf monitor lizards (Varanidae: Varanus, Odatria s. gen.) as definitive and paratenic hosts for physalopteran nematodes

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-75

  Jones, Hugh I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARBOREAL SPECIES; DEFINITIVE HOST; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT TYPE; HOST SPECIFICITY; INFECTIVITY; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; LIZARD; NEMATODE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PHYLOGENY; SYMPATRY; TAXONOMY;

ABBREVIATA; CESTODA; HASTOSPICULUM; MAXVACHONIA BRYGOOI; NEMATODA; ODATRIA; OOCHORISTICA; PENTASTOMIDA; PHYSALOPTERA; PHYSALOPTERIDAE; PHYSALOPTEROIDES FILICAUDA; SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE; VARANUS; VARANUS BREVICAUDA; VARANUS GOULDII; VARANUS PANOPTES; VARANUS PILBARENSIS; VARANUS STORRI; VARANUS TRISTIS; VERMES; WANARISTRONGYLUS CTENOTI;

EID: 77954194856     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO09122     Document Type: Article

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