Echinostome-induced mortality varies across amphibian species in the field

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 851-855

  Holland, Manja P ^a,b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENCYSTMENT; FLATWORM; FROG; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LABORATORY METHOD; LARVA; MORTALITY; PARASITE INTENSITY; PREDATION;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; ECHINOSTOMA; ECHINOSTOMA REVOLUTUM; ECHINOSTOMA TRIVOLVIS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FROG; HYLA VERSICOLOR; METACERCARIA; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; POND; RANA CLAMITANS; REPRODUCTION; TADPOLE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANURA; BODY WEIGHT; CLASSIFICATION; ECHINOSTOMIASIS; GENETICS; LARVA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; RANIDAE; VETERINARY;

AMPHIBIA; HYLA VERSICOLOR; HYLIDAE; RANA CLAMITANS;

FRESH WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANURA; BODY WEIGHT; ECHINOSTOMA; ECHINOSTOMIASIS; FRESH WATER; LARVA; RANIDAE;

EID: 77958171886     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2351.1     Document Type: Article

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