Nematode infection in two sympatric lizards (Tropidurus torquatus and Ameiva ameiva) with different foraging tactics

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 323-330

  Carvalho Ribas, Sueli ^a   Duarte Rocha, Carlos Frederico ^a   Ferreira Teixeira, Pedro ^a   Júlio Vicente, Joaquim ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

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EID: 85150515829     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853898X00232     Document Type: Article

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