Effects of two parasites, Schistocephalus solidus (Cestoda) and Bunodera spp. (Trematoda), on the escape fast-start performance of three-spined sticklebacks

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1345-1355

  Blake, R W ^a   Kwok, P Y L ^a   Chan, K H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Biomechanics; Fast start swimming; Parasite infection levels; Velocity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENDOPARASITE; FISH; FLATWORM; PARASITE INFESTATION; PREDATION; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ALCEDINIDAE; BUNODERA; CESTODA; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; GAVIIDAE; SCHISTOCEPHALUS SOLIDUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 33750594562     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01193.x     Document Type: Article

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