Ichthyophthirius multifiliis invasive stages find their fish hosts with complex behavior patterns and in response to different chemical signals

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-135

  Haas, Wilfried ^a   Haberl, Bernhard ^a   Hofmann, Martin ^a   Kerschensteiner, Sabine ^a   Ketzer, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavior; Fish host; Host finding; Ichthyophthirius multifiliis; Theront

Indexed keywords

ICHTHYOPHTHIRIUS MULTIFILIIS;

EID: 0033591678     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(99)80030-3     Document Type: Article

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