Some effects of population density in infections of Diphyllobothrium dendriticum (Nitzsch) in golden hamster ( Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse) and common gull ( Larus canus L.)
Golden hamsters were given plerocercoids of Diphyllobothrium dendriticum either singly or in groups of 2, 4, 8 or 15. There was a higher rate of recovery of worms from hamsters given many (8 and 15) than from those given few (1, 2 or 4) plerocercoids. The difference in rate of recovery of worms was...
| Published in: | Parasitology |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1974
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000047995 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182000047995 |