Gill filaments of Liza ramada, a biotope for ectoparasites: Surface area acquisition using image analysis and growth models

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1267-1279

  Caltran, H ^a   Silan, P ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

biotope; ectoparasites; filament number; gills; growth models; image analysis; Liza ramada; surface area

Indexed keywords

LIZA RAMADA;

EID: 0030455727     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0252     Document Type: Article

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