Host, macrohabitat, and microhabitat specificity in the gill parasite Afrodiplozoon polycotyleus (Monogenea)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1211-1217

  Raymond, Kristan M N ^a,b   Chapman, Lauren L ^a,c,d   Lanciani, Carmine A ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b Biological Research Associates   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CYPRINID; ENDOPARASITE; FLATWORM; HABITAT SELECTION; HOST SPECIFICITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROHABITAT; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

AFRODIPLOZOON POLYCOTYLEUS; ARTICLE; FISH; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HABITAT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; FISH DISEASES; GILLS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; PREVALENCE; RIVERS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS; UGANDA; WETLANDS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MPANGA RIVER; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WESTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA];

BARBUS; BARBUS NEUMAYERI; CYPRINIDAE; DIPLOZOON; MONOGENEA; PISCES;

EID: 33846960189     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-621R.1     Document Type: Article

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