The occurrence and dynamics of Ligula intestinalis in its cyprinid fish host, tench, Tinca tinca, in Mogan Lake (Ankara, Turkey)

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 537-542

  Ergonul, Mehmet Borga ^a   Altindag, A ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cestoda; Ligula intestinalis; Mogan Lake; Parasitic index; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANKARA; CESTODA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LIGULA; LIGULA INTESTINALIS; PISCES; TINCA TINCA;

EID: 31144468086     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5662-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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