Microhabitat distribution and coexistence of Microcotylidae (Monogenea) on the gills of the striped mullet Mull cephalus: Chance or competition?

Parasitology Research

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 315-320

  El Hafidi, F ^a   Berrada Rkhami, O ^a   Benazzou, T ^a   Gabrion, C ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; GILL; MOROCCO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; METAMICROCOTYLA CEPHALUS; METAMICROCOTYLA MUGILIS; MICROCOTYLE MUGILIS; MICROCOTYLIDAE; MONOGENEA; MUGIL CEPHALUS;

EID: 0031953340     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050402     Document Type: Article

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