The seasonal effects of Ligula intestinalis L. (Cestodes: Pseudophllidae) on Alburnus alburnus (Cyprinidae)

International Journal of Zoological Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-76

  Koyun, Mustafa ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

A. alburnus; Enne Dam lake; L. intestinalis; Plerocercoid

Indexed keywords

ALBURNUS ALBURNUS; CESTODA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LIGULA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 33745991508     PISSN: 18119778     EISSN: 18119786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijzr.2006.73.76     Document Type: Article

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