Parasitism and body condition in humpback chub from the Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers, Grand Canyon, Arizona

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 184-193

  Hoffnagle, Timothy L ^a,c   Choudhury, Anindo ^b,d   Cole, Rebecca A ^b  

^a ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST NORBERT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTHRIOCEPHALUS ACHEILOGNATHI; GILA CYPHA; LERNAEA CYPRINACEA; PISCES;

EID: 33845310006     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/H05-046.1     Document Type: Article

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