SPECIES COMPOSITION OF PARASITES RANA TEMPORARIA LINNAEUS, 1758 (AMPHIBIA: RANIDAE) IN THE VICINITY OF THE VISIM STATE NATURE BIOSPHERE RESERVE

Species composition of parasites Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758 (Amphibia: Ranidae) in the vicinity of the Visim State Nature Biosphere Reserve

The purpose of the research is to study the parasite fauna of the common frog (Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758) inhabiting the vicinity of the Visim Nature Biosphere Reserve.Materials and methods.The species composition, dominance structure and endoparasite infection of 32 individuals of R.temporaria caught along the banks of the upper reaches of th

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Early post hatching stages of Nymphon australe Hodgson

Using scanning electron microscopy, we describe the first and second post hatching stages of Nymphon australe Hodgson 1902.In the first post hatching stage the animals have a pair of three segmented cheliphores and a pair of three segmented larval appendages either II or III.Three undeveloped buds of walking legs, 1, 2 and 3 SHEARS are also present

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