Helminth parasitism of Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns 1842) in southwestern Australia

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 559-564

  Chapman, Andrew ^a,b   Hobbs, R P ^a   Morgan, D L ^a   Gill, H S ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gonad and body weight loss; Ligula sp.; Plerocercoids; Reduced lifespan

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PARASITISM;

ANATIDAE; CESTODA; CONTRACAECUM; DIPLOSTOMUM; EUSTRONGYLIDES; GADOPSIS; GALAXIAS MACULATUS; LIGULA; LIGULA INTESTINALIS; PSEUDOGOBIUS OLORUM; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 33751045421     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2006.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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