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A redescription of Dracunculus from a snake, Natrix sipedon linn

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois, USA

    M. B. Mirza & Larry S. Roberts

  2. Department of Zoology, Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P., India

    M. B. Mirza

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From the Department of Zoology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA. The writers are greatly indebted to Dr. Lyell J. Thomas, Professor of Parasitology, University of Illinois, for providing all facilities and for taking abiding interest throughout the progress of the work.

M. B. Mirza, Professor and Head, Department of Zoology, Muslim University, Aligarh, U. P. (India). Acknowledgment is made to the Authorities of the India Wheat Loan Educational Exchange Program for the award of A Traveling Grant which made this work possible.

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Mirza, M.B., Roberts, L.S. A redescription of Dracunculus from a snake, Natrix sipedon linn. Z. F. Parasitenkunde 18, 40–43 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00259026

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