Parasite assemblages of crucian carp (Carassius carassius) - Is depauperate composition explained by lack of parasite exchange, extreme environmental conditions or host unsuitability?

Parasitology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 273-278

  Karvonen, A ^a   Bagge, A M ^a   Valtonen, E T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carassius carassius; Community; Diplostomum spathaceum; Monogenea; Parasite exchange; Physiology; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARGULUS FOLIACEUS; ARTICLE; CARASSIUS CARASSIUS; CERCARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRINIFORMES; DACTYLOGYRUS; DIPLOSTOMUM SPATHACEUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERGASILUS; FISH; GLOCHIDIA; GYRODACTYLUS CARASSII; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LAKE; LYMNAEA; NEMATODE; NEOECHINORHYNCHUS RUTILI; NONHUMAN; PARADIPLOZOON HOMOION; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHIDASCARIS ACUS; RHIPIDOCOTYLE FENNICA; TREMATODE; TYLODELPHUS CLAVATA;

ACANTHOCEPHALA; ANIMALS; CARPS; CRUSTACEA; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FINLAND; FISH DISEASES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MOLLUSCA; NEMATODA; PREVALENCE; TREMATODA;

CARASSIUS CARASSIUS; DIPLOSTOMIDA; DIPLOSTOMUM SPATHACEUM; MONOGENEA; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS;

EID: 23944441421     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182005007572     Document Type: Article

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