The distribution of the metacercariae of Diplostomum phoxini in the brain of minnows, Phoxinus phoxinus

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-25

  Barber, Iain ^a   Crompton, D W T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brain flukes; helminths; manipulation hypothesis; parasites; site selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRINIFORMES; FISH DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREMATODIASIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CYPRINIDAE; FISH DISEASES; SCOTLAND; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030984870     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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