Control of predacious flatworms macrostomum sp. In culturing juvenile freshwater mussels

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-32

  Zimmerman, Lora L ^a   Neves, Richard J ^a   Smith, Doug G ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROSTOMUM; MACROSTOMUM SP.; PLATYHELMINTHES; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 0037253929     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8454(2003)065<0028:COPFMS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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