Effect of branchial parasites on the efficiency of the gills of a freshwater catfish, Wallago attu

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 125-129

  Ojha, Jagdish ^a   Hughes, G M ^b  

^a T M BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ergasilus bengalensis; Gill efficiency; Monogeneids; Wallago attu

Indexed keywords

FISH; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATION; WATER FLOW;

COPEPODA; DIGENEA (FLUKES); ERGASILUS; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; SILURIDAE; TREMATODA; WALLAGO ATTU;

EID: 0034825525     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836901001170     Document Type: Article

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