Habitat-related differences in the abundance of parasites from a coral reef fish: An indication of the movement patterns of Hemigymnus melapterus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-57

  Grutter, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Fish home ranges; Gnathiidae; Habitat effects; Monogeneans; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TAG; HABITAT VARIATION; MOVEMENT PATTERN; PARASITE INFESTATION; REEF FISH;

AUSTRALIA, GREAT BARRIER REEF, HERON ISLAND;

BENEDENIA; HEMIGYMNUS MELAPTERUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 0032127402     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0682     Document Type: Article

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