Modelling potential presence of metazoan endoparasites of bobcats (Lynx rufus) using verified records

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 401-410

  Hiestand, Shelby J ^a,b   Nielsen, Clayton K ^a   Agustin Jimenez F ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaria marcianae; Epizootic; MAXENT; Niche modelling; Taenia rileyi; Toxocara cati; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; LYNX RUFUS; METAZOA; NEMATODA; TAENIA; TOXOCARA CATI; VERMES;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENT; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HUMAN; LYNX; PARASITOLOGY; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LYNX; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84922149605     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: 18036465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2014.062     Document Type: Article

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