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Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Testudines, Cheloniidae), as a new host of Monticellius indicum Mehra, 1939 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) and associated lesiond to spirorchiid eggs Cover

Loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Testudines, Cheloniidae), as a new host of Monticellius indicum Mehra, 1939 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) and associated lesiond to spirorchiid eggs

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0047 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 363 - 368
Submitted on: Jun 20, 2017
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Accepted on: Aug 14, 2017
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Published on: Nov 1, 2017
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2017 M. R. Werneck, C. Nunes, H. Jerdy, E. C. Q. Carvalho, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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