Parasitism and epibiosis in native and non-native gammarids in freshwater in Ireland

Ecography

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 593-598

  Dunn, A M ^a   Dick, J T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DISEASE PREVALENCE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

LOUGH NEAGH; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; EMBATA; EMBATA PARASITICA; EPISTYLIS; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS DUEBENI; GAMMARUS DUEBENI CELTICUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; GAMMARUS TIGRINUS; INVERTEBRATA; PROTOZOA; PULEX; ROTIFERA; TEREBRANTIA;

EID: 0032405939     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1998.tb00551.x     Document Type: Article

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