Light intensity, salinity, and host velocity influence presettlement intensity and distribution on hosts by copepodids of sea lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2675-2682

  Genna, R L ^a   Mordue, W ^a   Pike, A W ^a   Mordue, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT INTENSITY; PARASITE INTENSITY; SALINITY; SALMONID; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 32644449378     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-163     Document Type: Article

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