Ecological observations on the fish ectoparasite Mugilicola smithae (Crustacea: Copepoda)

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 108-111

  Kruger, W ^a   Avenant Oldewage, A ^a   Cyrus, D P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Crustacea; Ectoparasite; Estuary; Mugilicola smithae; Mullet

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION;

SOUTH AFRICA, KWAZULU-NATAL, NHLABANE ESTUARY;

COPEPODA; MUGILICOLA SMITHAE;

EID: 0031392606     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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