Comparative study of parasite communities in European eel Anguilla anguilla from rivers of northern Portugal

Helminthologia

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-106

  Saraiva, A ^a,b   Antao A ^a   Cruz, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Diversity; Eel; Helminth community; Parasites; Portugal; Richness

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ACANTHOCEPHALUS CLAVULA; ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES; BOTHRIOCEPHALUS CLAVICEPS; CESTODA; CLAVICEPS; CUCULLANUS; KHAWIA BALTICA; NEMATODA; PARAQUIMPERIA TENERRIMA; RHABDOCHONA ANGUILLAE; SPINITECTUS; VERMES;

EID: 24944579025     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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