Parasitofauna in some freshwater fish species in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 359-362

  Olofintoye, L K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADO EKITI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fresh water fish; Monobothrium; Parasitofauna

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH DISEASE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RANGE; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; NEMATODE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CLARIAS ANGUILLARIS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; PISCES; TILAPIA ZILLII; VERMES;

EID: 33747596428     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2006.359.362     Document Type: Article

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