Parasitism, community structure and biodiversity in intertidal ecosystems

Parasitology

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Mouritsen, K N ^a   Poulin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Altered behaviour; Castration; Food webs; Host survival; Rocky shores; Soft sediment flats; Trematodes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RANGE; INTERTIDAL ZONE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0036390497     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182002001476     Document Type: Article

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