Niche preferences and spatial distribution of Monogenea on the gills of Pimelodus maculatus in Rio de la Plata (Argentina)

Parasitology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 183-188

  Gutierrez P A ^a   Martorelli, S R ^b  

^a Universidad CAECE   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLÓGICOS Y DE VECTORES CEPAVE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Demidospermus ssp.; Gill hemibranch preferences; Niche breadth; Niche overlap; Pimelodus maculatus; Scleroductus yuncensi

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CATFISH; GILL; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATFISHES; ECOLOGY; GILLS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREMATODA;

DEMIDOSPERMUS; MONOGENEA; PIMELODUS MACULATUS;

EID: 0344423813     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118209900459X     Document Type: Article

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