Factors shaping the parasite communities of trout-perch, Percopsis omiscomaycus Walbaum (Osteichthyes: Percopsidae), and the importance of scale

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1986-1999

  Nelson, Patrick A ^a   Dick, Terry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD PRODUCTS;

PARASITES;

BIODIVERSITY;

HOST SPECIFICITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PERCID; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CANADA;

OSTEICHTHYES; PERCIDAE; PERCOPSIDAE; PERCOPSIS OMISCOMAYCUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0036874305     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-188     Document Type: Article

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