Helminths of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) (Berkenhout, 1769) in the city of Palermo, Italy

Helminthologia

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 238-240

  Milazzo, C ^a   Ribas, A ^b   Casanova, J C ^c   Cagnin, M ^a   Geraci, F ^d   Di Bella, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

Author keywords

helminths; Italy; Rattus norvegicus; Sicily; wild brown rats

Indexed keywords

BRACHYLAIMA; CAPILLARIA; CAPILLARIA HEPATICA; CESTODA; EUCOLEUS; GONGYLONEMA; HETERAKIS SPUMOSA; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; MASTOPHORUS MURIS; NEMATODA; NIPPOSTRONGYLUS BRASILIENSIS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTOLEPIS; SYPHACIA; TAENIA TAENIAEFORMIS; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 78650260701     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11687-010-0037-4     Document Type: Article

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