Multi-annual changes in the parasite communities of rabbitfish Siganus rivulatus (Siganidae) in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 228-235

  Dzikowski, R ^a   Paperna, I ^a   Diamant, A ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR MARICULTURE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diversity indices; Rabbitfish; Red Sea; Siganus rivulatus; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIVERSITY INDEX; FISH; PARASITE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

RED SEA;

ANTHOZOA; CHIMAERA MONSTROSA; CUCULLANUS; GYLIAUCHEN; GYLIAUCHEN SP.; HEXANGIUM; MONOGENEA; NEMATODA; PROCAMALLANUS; SIGANIDAE; SIGANUS; SIGANUS RIVULATUS; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 0345581366     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-003-0139-1     Document Type: Article

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