Parasitic castration of Eurhomalea lenticularis (Bivalvia: Veneridae) by a digenetic trematode: Quantitative histological analysis

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-158

  Valderrama, Katherinne ^a   Oliva, Marcelo ^b   Campos, Bernardita ^a   Brown, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bivalve mollusc; Central Chile; Digenea; Eurhomalea lenticularis; Histological analysis; Parasitic castration; Trematode

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; PARASITISM;

BIVALVIA; EURHOMALEA LENTICULARIS; MOLLUSCA; TREMATODA; VENERIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CHILE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GERM CELL; GONAD; HISTOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREMATODE;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CHILE; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; GONADS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MALE; TREMATODA;

EID: 3242752115     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao059151     Document Type: Article

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