Efficacy of Praziquantel bath treatments for monogenean infections of the Rhinobatos typus

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 230-234

  Chisholm, Leslie A ^a,b   Whittington, Ian D ^a,b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTJANUS; LUTJANUS CARPONOTATUS; MERIZOCOTYLE; MERIZOCOTYLE ICOPAE; MICROCANTHUS STRIGATUS; MONOGENEA; NEOHETEROCOTYLE; NEOHETEROCOTYLE RHINOBATIDIS; NEOHETEROCOTYLE RHYNCHOBATIS; PLATYHELMINTHES; RHINOBATOS; RHINOBATOS TYPUS; TELEOSTEI; TROGLOCEPHALUS RHINOBATIDIS;

EID: 0036753122     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(2002)014<0230:EOPBTF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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