A comparative study of parasitic fauna in Amietophrynus regularis (Reuss, 1833) from natural habitats and dumpsites within Lagos Metropolis, Southwest Nigeria

Abstract Background Amphibian parasites have been used as models for understanding important issues about host activity and sensitivity to environmental perturbations and amphibian decline. With the aim of comparing the parasitic fauna in Amietophrynus regularis from natural habitat and dumpsites wi...

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Main Authors: Okechukwu Martin Okeagu, Bamidele Akinsanya, Tolulope Uzoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-04-01
Series:Bulletin of the National Research Centre
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-022-00797-x