Monthly variation in recruitment, infection, size, fecundity and mating of Naobranchia variabilis (Copepoda: Naobranchiidae) parasitic on the gills of toadfish Tetractenos hamiltoni from Moreton Bay, Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 291-298

  Roubal, F R ^a   Graham, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecology; Fecundity; Population

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FECUNDITY; INFECTIVITY; PARASITE; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTION;

AUSTRALIA; MORETON BAY; QUEENSLAND;

ANIMALIA; BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; COPEPODA; INVERTEBRATA; NAOBRANCHIA; NAOBRANCHIA VARIABILIS; NAOBRANCHIIDAE; TETRACTENOS; TETRACTENOS HAMILTONI;

EID: 0032983465     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF98109     Document Type: Article

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