Prevalence, host specificity and impact on host fecundity of microparasites and epibionts in three sympatric Daphnia species

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 212-222

  Stirnadel, Heide A ^a,b,d   Ebert, Dieter ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cladocera; Daphnia; epibionts; fecundity reduction; microparasites; microsporidia

Indexed keywords

DAPHNIA; CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA LONGISPINA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIA PULEX;

EPIBIONT; FECUNDITY; HOST SPECIFICITY; MICROPARASITE;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0030618118     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/6023     Document Type: Article

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