Patterns in metazoan parasite communities of some oyster species

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 283-288

  Aguirre Macedo, M L ^a   Kennedy, C R ^b  

^a Laboratory of Parasitology   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COPEPOD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; METAZOON; MEXICO; MITE; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; PARASITOSIS; SPECIES; TURBELLARIA; UNITED KINGDOM; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; DIGENEA; ETIOLOGY; LATITUDE; METACERCARIA; OSTREA EDULIS; PARASITE; SACCOSTREA COMMERCIALIS; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; COPEPODA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; METAZOA; OSTREA EDULIS; OSTREIDAE; SACCOSTREA COMMERCIALIS; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 0033428549     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x99000475     Document Type: Article

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