Richness patterns in the parasite communities of exotic poeciliid fishes

Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 609-623

  Dove, A D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition; Disturbance; Exotic fish; Native fish; Parasite communities

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COCCIDIA; CRUSTACEA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAUNA; FISH; LIFE CYCLE; MICROSPORA; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COCCIDIA; CRUSTACEA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; EYE; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; FRESH WATER; GILLS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEMATODA; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PROTOZOA; QUEENSLAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN;

AMBASSIDAE; ANIMALIA; COCCIDIA; CRUSTACEA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ELEOTRIDAE; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; MELANOTAENIIDAE; MYXOSPOREA; PISCES; POECILIIDAE; RETROPINNIDAE; XIPHOPHORUS HELLERII; XIPHOPHORUS MACULATUS;

EID: 0034110997     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182099005958     Document Type: Article

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