Order and disorder in ectoparasite communities: The case of congeneric gill monogeneans (Dactylogyrus spp.)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1205-1210

  Šimková, Andrea ^a,b   Gelnar, Milan ^b   Morand, Serge ^c  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Monogenean assemblages; Nested pattern; Order and disorder

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; NESTEDNESS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; FISH; GEOGRAPHY; GILL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FISH DISEASES; GILLS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; SEASONS; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034888607     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00245-4     Document Type: Article

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