Field evidence of the impact of two acanthocephalan parasites on the mortality of three species of New Zealand shore crabs (Brachyura)

Marine Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1131-1139

  Latham, A D M ^a   Poulin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CRAB; FECUNDITY; MORTALITY; PARASITE;

NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; HEMIGRAPSUS; MACROPHTHALMUS; OCYPODIDAE;

EID: 0036962742     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0913-7     Document Type: Article

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