Prevalence of the parasite Sacculina carcini Thompson 1836 (crustacea, rhizocephala) on its host crab Carcinus maenas (L.) on the West Coast of Sweden

Ophelia

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-110

  Werner, Malin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

External morphology; Feminisation; Field study; Rhizocephalan barnacle

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SEX REVERSAL;

BODY SIZE; FEMINIZATION; HOST; PARASITISM; PREVALENCE; SEASHORE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDY; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

CARCINUS MAENAS; CIRRIPEDIA; DECAPODA; RHIZOCEPHALA; SACCULINA CARCINI;

EID: 0035705153     PISSN: 00785326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00785236.2001.10409477     Document Type: Article

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