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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2017-05-03
Page range: 586–600
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Host-Parasite list updating of Ciliates and fermentation in the digestive tract of wild miscellaneous herbivores in South Africa (RSA)

Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort 0110 South Africa.
Department of Animal Sciences, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691.
Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa Blesbok Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros Eland Taurotragus oryx Zebra Equus burchelli Grey Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia Nyala Tragelaphus angasi Springbuck Antidorcas marsupialis

Abstract

This article is dedicated to the Author, Burk Dehority, who became very ill with cancer. Fortunately he confirmed or corrected all identifications on ciliates in this article. This paper was 80% finished when he became ill. He unfortunately passed away in February 2016.

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