Seasonal and yearly population dynamics of two exotic helminths, Camallanus cotti (nematoda) and Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (cestoda), parasitizing exotic fishes in Waianu Stream, O'ahu, Hawaii

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 756-760

  Vincent, Amanda G ^a   Font, William F ^a  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; FISH; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BOTHRIOCEPHALUS ACHEILOGNATHI; CAMALLANUS COTTI; CESTODE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; EXOTIC SPECIES; FISH; INTERMEDIATE HOST; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CAMALLANINA; CESTODA; CESTODE INFECTIONS; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; FRESH WATER; HAWAII; MALE; POECILIA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS;

UNITED STATES;

BOTHRIOCEPHALUS; BOTHRIOCEPHALUS ACHEILOGNATHI; CAMALLANUS; CESTODA; COPEPODA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; HAWAIIA; NEMATODA; PISCES; VERMES;

EID: 0141632936     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-90R     Document Type: Article

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