Parasitism of Placobdelloides siamensis (Oka, 1917) (Glossiphoniidae: Hirudinea) in Snail-eating Turtles, Malayemys spp., and the effects of host and aquatic environmental factors

The Siam Shield Leech, Placobdelloides siamensis, is a common leech found on Malayemys turtles in Thailand. Sixty Snail-eating Turtles (29 Malayemys macrocephala and 31 M. subtrijuga) were caught over twelve months (February 2017 – January 2018) to determine host characteristics (body size, weight a...

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Autores principales: Trivalairat, Poramad, Chiangkul, Krittiya, Purivirojkul, Watchariya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7606437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33192153
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e57237

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7606437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33192153
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e57237

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