Eimerians in harvest mice, Reithrodontomys spp., from Mexico, California and New Mexico, and phenotypic plasticity in oocysts of Eimeria arizonensis.

doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1992.tb04866.x

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Eimerians in harvest mice, Reithrodontomys spp., from Mexico, California and New Mexico, and phenotypic plasticity in oocysts of Eimeria arizonensis.

The Journal of protozoology - 1 Jan 2000

Duszynski D W, Patrick M J, Couch L, Upton S J

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Between May 1979 and August 1991, 48.7% (57/117) of the harvest mice (Reithrodontomys spp.) examined from 10 localities in Mexico, California and New Mexico had coccidian oocysts in their feces. A total of 46.7% (49/105) of the Reithrodontomys megalotis examined were positive for coccidian oocyst...

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Animals
California
Eimeria
Mexico
Muridae
New Mexico
Parasite Egg Count
Phenotype

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