Altered predation susceptibility of mosquitofish infected with Eustrongylides ignotus

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 556-560

  Coyner, Donald F ^a,b   Schaack, Sarah R ^a,c   Spalding, Marilyn G ^a   Forrester, Donald J ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Eustrongylides ignotus; Fish; Gambusia holbrooki; Parasitism; Predation; Wading birds

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENOPLIDA; FISH DISEASE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DIOCTOPHYMATOIDEA; ENOPLIDA INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; FISHERIES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035404012     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.3.556     Document Type: Article

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