The effects of hydrogen peroxide treatment on different life-cycle stages of the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Kreyer, 1837)

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-228

  McAndrew, K J ^a   Sommerville, C ^a   Wootten, R ^a   Bron, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031804122     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.1998.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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