Investigation of Sarcosporidians (Sarcocystis) of Small Mammals in Kamasta Landscape Reserve and its Surroundings

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 55-68

  Grikienienė, Jadvyga ^a   Mažeikytė, Reda ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Cyst merozoites; Cyst wall; Population dynamics; Prevalence; Sarcocystis; Sarcocysts; Shrew; Voles

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012462515     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.2000.10512336     Document Type: Article

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