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Gastrointestinal helminths found in the three freshwater turtles (Erymnochelys madagascariensis, Pelomedusa subrufa and Pelusios castanoides) from Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar Cover

Gastrointestinal helminths found in the three freshwater turtles (Erymnochelys madagascariensis, Pelomedusa subrufa and Pelusios castanoides) from Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar

By: V. Roca,  G. García and  A. Montesinos  
Open Access
|Dec 2007

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-007-0028-2 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 177 - 182
Published on: Dec 1, 2007
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