Investigating effects of parasite infection on body condition of the Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) in the Kafue basin

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Munyeme, Musso ^a   Munang'Andu, Hetron M ^b   Muma, John B ^a   Nambota, Andrew M ^a   Biffa, Demelash ^b   Siamudaala, Victor M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c Zambia Wildlife Authority   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; KOBUS LECHE; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; SCHISTOSOMA;

EID: 78650399213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-346     Document Type: Article

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