The effects of hydrological disturbance on the intensity of infestation of Lernaea cyprinacea in an intermittent stream fish community

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 351-356

  Medeiros, Elvio S F ^a   Maltchik, Leonardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Drought; Fishes; Flood; Hydrological disturbance; Intermittent stream; Lernaea cyprinacea; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENT; FLOODING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; PARASITISM;

DROUGHT; EPHEMERAL STREAM; FLOOD; ICHTHYOFAUNA; PARASITISM;

BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA; COPEPODA; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LEMAEA CYPRINACEA; LERNAEA CYPRINACEA; PISCES;

EID: 0032753232     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1999.0545     Document Type: Article

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