Update on the distribution of the invasive Asian fish tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi, in the U.S. and Canada

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 269-273

  Choudhury, Anindo ^a   Charipar, Elizabeth ^a   Nelson, Patrick ^b   Hodgson, James R ^a   Bonar, Scott ^c   Cole, Rebecca A ^d  

^a ST NORBERT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian fish tapeworm; Bothriocephalus acheilognathi; Canada; Cestoda; Fish; Invasive species; Manitoba; Parasites; U.S.A.; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

BOTHRIOCEPHALUS ACHEILOGNATHI; CESTODA; CYPRINIDAE; DIPHYLLOBOTHRIUM LATUM; EUBOTHRIUM; MORONE CHRYSOPS; NOTEMIGONUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PTYCHOCHEILUS OREGONENSIS;

EID: 33748061633     PISSN: 15252647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/4240.1     Document Type: Article

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