Host-parasite interactions among broadly distributed populations of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica and the protozoan Perkinsus marinus

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 127-141

  Bushek, David ^a   Allen Jr , Standish K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea viginica; Disease; Genetics; Host parasite interactions; Oyster; Parasite; Perkinsus marinus; Race; Resistance; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; PERKINSUS MARINUS; BIVALVIA;

DISEASE RESISTANCE; EASTERN OYSTER; GENETIC BASIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIPS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0029662829     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps139127     Document Type: Article

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