The behavioral response of amphipods harboring Corynosoma constrictum (acanthocephala) to various components of light

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 731-736

  Benesh, Daniel P ^a,b   Duclos, Laura M ^a   Nickol, Brent B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; LIGHT; PARASITISM;

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLUE LIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNOSOMA CONSTRICTUM; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; GREEN LIGHT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYALELLA AZTECA; LIGHT; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHOTOTAXIS; PREDATION; SPECTRUM;

ACANTHOCEPHALA; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DUCKS; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LIGHT; MOVEMENT;

AMPHIPODA; CORYNOSOMA CONSTRICTUM; HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 24944506342     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-440R.1     Document Type: Article

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