Spatial heterogeneity in parasite loads in the New Zealand cockle: The importance of host condition and density

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 307-310

  Mouritsen, K N ^a   McKechnie, S ^a   Meenken, E ^a   Toynbee, J L ^a   Poulin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HETEROGENEITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PARASITE INTENSITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

AUSTROVENUS; AUSTROVENUS STUTCHBURYI; BIVALVIA; BUCCINIDAE; COMINELLA GLANDIFORMIS; CURTUTERIA; CURTUTERIA AUSTRALIS; GASTROPODA; TREMATODA; VENERIDAE;

EID: 0037394970     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403007124h     Document Type: Article

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