Parasite infracommunity diversity in eels: A reflection of local component community diversity

Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 475-482

  Norton, J ^a,b   Lewis, J W ^a   Rollinson, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Component community; Diversity; Eel; Infracommunity; Macroparasite

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CESTODE; EEL; INTESTINE PARASITE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HELMINTHS; INTESTINES; MALE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

ACANTHOCEPHALA (WORMS); ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIDAE; ANGUILLIFORMES; CESTODA; NEMATODA; NICOLLA; NICOLLA GALLICA;

EID: 0344011638     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182003003937     Document Type: Article

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