Host–finding in Trichobilharzia ocellata cercariae: Swimming and attachment to the host

Parasitology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 493-505

  Haas, W ^b  

^a Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 84976016012     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182000080136     Document Type: Article

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