A non-invasive morphometric technique for estimating cestode plerpcercoid burden in small freshwater fish

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 654-658

  Barber, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gasterosteidae; Gasterosteus aculeatus; Ligula intestinalis; Schistocephalus solidus; Three spined sticklebacks

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITE BURDEN; PARASITISM; THREE-SPINED STICKLEBACK;

CESTODA; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; SCHISTOCEPHALUS SOLIDUS;

EID: 0031238882     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1997.0469     Document Type: Article

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