Microfilariae infection in wild birds from the brazilian cerrado

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1305-1309

  Silveira, Patricia ^a   Belo, Nayara O ^a   Rodello, Déborah ^b   Pinheiro, Renato T ^b   Braga, Érika M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerrado; Microfilariae; Neotropics; Passerine birds

Indexed keywords

AVES; FORMICIVORA GRISEA; FORMICIVORA RUFA; PASSERIFORMES; THAMNOPHILIDAE;

EID: 78149231204     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.4.1305     Document Type: Article

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