Parasitic castration of the green echinoid Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis by the nematode endoparasite Echinomermella matsi: Reduced reproductive potential and reproductive death

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 215-226

  Hagen, Nils T ^a  

^a NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disease outbreak dynamics; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

DISEASE OUTBREAK DYNAMICS; ECHINOID; ENDOPARASITE; GONAD SIZE; NEMATODE; PARASITIC CASTRATION; REPRODUCTIVE DEATH; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL;

NORWAY, VESTFJORDEN;

ECHINOMERMELLA MATSI; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS;

EID: 0029668477     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao024215     Document Type: Article

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