Regular Articles / Articles RéguliersRibeiroia ondatrae (Trematoda: Digenea) infection induces severe limb malformations in western toads (Bufo boreas)
- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 79 (3) , 370-379
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z00-210
Abstract
Widespread reports of malformed amphibians in North America have prompted investigations into the cause(s) and implications of the phenomenon. Recently, a trematode parasite (Ribeiroia ondatrae) was identified as the probable cause oKeywords
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