Variation in the intraspecific relationship between fish length and intensity of parasitic infection: Biological and statistical causes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 123-137

  Poulin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Helminths; Meta analysis; Parasitism; Sample size; Size dependent infection

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FISH; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; PARASITE;

EID: 0033950991     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1146     Document Type: Article

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