Parasite transmission and cannibalism in an amphipod (Crustacea)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 795-798

  MacNeil, Calum ^a   Dick, Jaimie T A ^a   Hatcher, Melanie J ^b   Fielding, Nina J ^c   Hume, Kevin D ^a   Dunn, Alison M ^d  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Gammarus; Microsporidian; Pleistophora mulleri; Transmission

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; CANNIBALISM; CRUSTACEAN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CANNIBALISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; GAMMARUS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROSPORIDA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLEISTOPHORA; PLEISTOPHORA MULLERI;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS DUEBENI; MICROSPORIDIA; NEMATODA; PLEISTOPHORA; PLEISTOPHORA MULLERI;

EID: 0037967591     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(03)00110-3     Document Type: Article

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