Population dynamics of the water mite Unionicola arcuata (Unionicolidae) in the freshwater bivalve Cristaria plicata (Unionidae) in Poyang Lake, eastern China

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 123-127

  Wen, Chungen ^a,b   Nie, P ^a   Zhu, Zhimin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cristana plicata; Freshwater bivalve; Population dynamics; Unionicola arcuata; Water mites

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; MITE; PARASITIC DISEASE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGXI; POYANG LAKE;

ACARI; BIVALVIA; CRISTARIA PLICATA; HYDRACARINA; UNIONICOLA ARCUATA; UNIONICOLIDAE; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 33746057499     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao070123     Document Type: Article

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