Development of Nestedness: Host Biology as a Community Process in Parasite Infracommunities of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens (Mitchill)) from Garner Lake, Alberta

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 435-436

  Zelmer, Derek A ^a   Arai, Hisao P ^b  

^a EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIETARY SHIFT; HOST; NESTEDNESS; ONTOGENY; PARASITE;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; CANADA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIET; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MASS; NONHUMAN; PERCH; TEMPERATURE;

AGE FACTORS; ALBERTA; ANIMALS; COPEPODA; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; FRESH WATER; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MALE; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PERCHES;

ALBERTA; CANADA; GARNER LAKE; NORTH AMERICA;

ERGASILUS; ERGASILUS CAERULEUS; PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 2442485671     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3291RN     Document Type: Article

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