Infestation of the abalone, Haliotis midae, by the sabellid, Terebrasabella heterouncinata, under intensive culture conditions, and the influence of infestation on abalone growth

Aquaculture

Volumn 232, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 29-40

  Simon, Carol A ^a   Kaiser, Horst ^a   Britz, Peter J ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diet; Growth; Infestation; Intensity; Prevalence; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; GROWTH; MOLLUSC CULTURE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

HALIOTIS; HALIOTIS CORRUGATA; HALIOTIS MIDAE; SABELLIDA;

EID: 1542351653     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(03)00453-8     Document Type: Article

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