Ectoparasites in the endangered Utila spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri)

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 157-161

  Gutsche, Alexander ^a   Mutschmann, Frank ^b   Streich, Wolf Jürgen ^c   Kampen, Helge ^d  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Exomed   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ctenosaura bakeri; Ectoparasites; Honduras; Iguanidae; Parasite reptile association; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865039523     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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