Composition and structure of helminth communities in eels Anguilla anguilla from Italian coastal lagoons

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-40

  Kennedy, C R ^a   Di Cave, D ^b   Berrilli, F ^b   Orecchia, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; EEL; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; ITALY; LAGOON; NONHUMAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES; VERMES;

EID: 0030894048     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x00000766     Document Type: Article

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