Evaluation of environmental deterioration by analysing fish parasite biodiversity and community structure

Parassitologia

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 237-241

  D'Amelio, S ^a   Gerasi, L ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Asymptotic curves; Environment quality; Fish; Heteroxenous monoxenous ratio; Parasite communities

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FISH DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0031218087     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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