Mortality of Corophium volutator (Amphipoda) caused by infestation with Maritrema subdolum (Digenea, Microphallidae) - Laboratory studies

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-52

  Meißner, Karin ^a   Bick, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corophium volutator; Digenea; Maritrema subdolum; Microphallidae; Mortality; Parasitism; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

CULTURE TECHNIQUE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PATHOGENICITY;

CRUSTACEAN; MORTALITY; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

AMPHIPODA; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; MARITREMA SUBDOLUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 0345390229     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao035047     Document Type: Article

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