Inter- and intra-morph patterns in helminth communities of sympatric whitefish morphs

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 847-859

  Knudsen, R ^a   Amundsen, P A ^a   Klemetsen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Coregonus lavaretus; Helminths; Sympatric morphs; Trophic niches

Indexed keywords

ICHTHYOFAUNA; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PARASITE; SYMPATRY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

COPEPODA; COREGONUS; COREGONUS LAVARETUS; VERMES;

EID: 1442339644     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00069.x     Document Type: Article

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