The contributions of host age and size to the aggregated distribution of parasites in yellow perch, Perca flavescens, from Garner Lake, Alberta, Canada

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-28

  Zelmer, D A ^a,b   Arai, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY SIZE; PARASITE ABUNDANCE; YELLOW PERCH;

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PERCH;

AGE FACTORS; ALBERTA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; FRESH WATER; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; MALE; PERCHES; PREVALENCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

CANADA, ALBERTA, GARNER LAKE;

ANIMALIA; BOTHRIOCEPHALUS; CESTODA; CREPIDOSTOMUM; CREPIDOSTOMUM ISOSTOMUM; DIPLOSTOMUM; DIPLOSTOMUM ADAMSI; NEMATODA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; RAPHIDASCARIS; RAPHIDASCARIS ACUS; RAPHLDASCARIS; RAPHLDASCARIS ACUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 0031940660     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284522     Document Type: Article

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