Rates of pulmonary infection by pentastomids in lizards species from a restinga habitat in northeastern Brazil

Pulmonary parasitism by pentastomids was examined in two lizard species inhabiting an area of restinga vegetation (coastal sand dunes) situated in the municipality of Mataraca (6° 29' S and 34° 56' W), on the extreme northern coast of Paraíba State, Brazil. A total of 123 lizards were coll...

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Main Authors: WO. Almeida, GG. Santana, WLS. Vieira, IC. Wanderley, SC. Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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