Morphological and molecular characterization of a new species of leech (Glossiphoniidae, Hirudinida): Implications for the health of its imperiled amphibian host (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)

Abstract. The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) is among the most intriguing and imperiled amphibians in North America. Since the 1970s and 80s, western populations of the Ozark and eastern subspecies in Missouri have declined by nearly 80%. As a result of population declines, the Ozark hell...

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Autores principales: Hopkins, William A., Moser, William E., Garst, David W., Richardson, Dennis J., Hammond, Charlotte I., Lazo-Wasem, Eric A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3935429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24574854
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.378.6545

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3935429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24574854
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.378.6545

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