Natural infections and distributions of parasitic mermithids (Nematoda: Mermithidae) infecting larval black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in tropical streams of Malaysia

Mermithids are parasites of black flies that cause host mortality along with physical and behavioural changes in infected hosts. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the distribution of mermithids infecting black fly larvae and the factors that influence these distributions in Asia, including Ma...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Y.Lourdes, ZubaidahYa'cob, Van LunLow, NoorIzwan-Anas, Mohd Saiful Mansor, Mahadimenakbar M. Dawood, Hiroyuki Takaokaa, Peter H. Adler
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2022
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Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32637/1/Natural%20infections%20and%20distributions%20of%20parasitic%20mermithids%20%28Nematoda.pdf
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