Relationships among parasites and pathologies in sentinel bivalves: NOAA status and trends "Mussel Watch" Program

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-111

  Kim, Yungkul ^a   Powell, Eric N ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COASTAL ZONE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; PARASITE;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; GREAT LAKES; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; CESTODA; CILIOPHORA; GREGARINIA; OSTREIDAE; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PROKARYOTA; TREMATODA;

EID: 33748066661     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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