Parasites of Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, from Two Lakes and a Summary of Their Parasites from Michigan

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-204

  Muzzall, Patrick M ^a   Robert Peebles, C ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluegill; Lepomis macrochirus; Michigan; Parasites

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742547851     PISSN: 1049233X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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