Composition and diversity of helminth communities in eels Anguilla anguilla in the River Tiber: Long-term changes and comparison with insular Europe

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 301-306

  Kennedy, C R ^a   Berrilli, F ^b   Di Cave, D ^b   De Liberato, C ^b   Orecchia, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EEL; EUROPE; HELMINTH; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ACANTHOCEPHALUS CLAVULA; ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIDAE; ANGUILLIFORMES; NEMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 0032425686     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x00016643     Document Type: Conference Paper

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