Sexually mediated shedding of Myxobolus fallax spores during spermiation of Litoria fallax (Anura)

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-75

  Browne, Robert K ^a   Li, Hong ^b   Vaughan, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Shanghai Zoo ^*  (China)

^c RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormone; Litoria fallax; Myxobolus fallax; Parasite; Reproduction; Sperm; Spores; Transmission

Indexed keywords

FROG; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; SPERM; SPORULATION;

ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FALLAX; HYLIDAE; LITORIA FALLAX; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOSPOREA;

EID: 33750193633     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao072071     Document Type: Article

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