Evaluation of sea lice abundance levels on farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) located in the Broughton Archipelago of British Columbia from 2003 to 2005

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-231

  Saksida, Sonja ^a   Constantine, Joanne ^b   Karreman, Grace A ^c   Donald, Alan ^d  

^a British Columbia Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences   (Canada)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Pacific Marine Veterinary Services   (Canada)

^d Donald Associates Statistical Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Farmed Atlantic salmon; Sea lice

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; ISOPOD; PARASITE; SALMONID FISHERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRITISH COLUMBIA; BROUGHTON ARCHIPELAGO; CANADA; CANADIAN MARGIN; NORTH AMERICA;

CALIGUS CLEMENSI; LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 33847179162     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01651.x     Document Type: Article

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