Sphaerospora elegans Thelohan, 1892 and Myxobilatus gasterostei Davis, 1944 (Phylum: Myxozoa) infections in the three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus L., 1758 in Turkey;Türkiye'deki Dikence Baliǧinda (Gasterosteus aculeatus L., 1758) Görülen Sphaerospora elegans Thelohan, 1892 ve Myxobilatus gasterostei Davis, 1944 (Phylum: Myxozoa) Enfeksiyonlari

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-169

  Özer, Ahmet ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gasterosteus aculeatus; Myxobilatus gasterostei; Sphaerospora elegans

Indexed keywords

FISH; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

TURKEY;

AVES; GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MYXOBILATUS GASTEROSTEI; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; SPHAEROSPORA; SPHAEROSPORA ELEGANS;

EID: 0038269304     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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