Echeneid-sirenian associations, with information on sharksucker diet

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1176-1183

  Williams Jr , E H ^a   Mignucci Giannoni, A A ^b   Bunkley Williams, L ^a   Bonde, R K ^c   Self Sullivan, C ^d   Preen, A ^e   Cockcroft, V G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA   (Puerto Rico)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f Centre for Dolphin Studies   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Commensalism; Coprophagy; Dugong dugon; Echeneis; Trichechus manatus

Indexed keywords

DIET; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; SIRENIAN;

DUGONG DUGON; ECHENEIS; ECHENEIS NAUCRATES; ECHENEIS NEUCRATOIDES; NAUCRATES; SIRENIA; TRICHECHUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

EID: 2342646795     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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