Specificity and host predictability: A comparative analysis among monogenean parasites of fish

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 437-444

  Sasal, P ^a   Trouve S ^a   Muller Graf C ^b   Morand, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Fish; Monogenean; Predictability; Specificity

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FISH; HOST SPECIFICITY; PARASITE;

EID: 0033036833     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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