Traumatic Myiasis Caused by an Association of Sarcophaga tibialis (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) and Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in a Domestic Cat in Italy |
Pezzi, Marco
(Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara)
Whitmore, Daniel (Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum) Chicca, Milvia (Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara) Lanfredi, Margherita (Scientific Lyceum "L. Ariosto") Leis, Marilena (Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara) |
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