Response of the sea Louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis infestation levels on juvenile wild pink, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, and Chum, O. keta, salmon to arrival of parasitized wild adult pink salmon

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-204

  Morton, Alexandra ^a   Williams, Rob ^b  

^a Raincoast Research Society   (Canada)

^b Pearse Island   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Lepeophtheirus salmonis pink salmon; O. Keta; Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Chum salmon; Salmon farm; Sea lice

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CRUSTACEAN; ECTOPARASITE; JUVENILE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTION; SALMONID; WILD POPULATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; ONCORHYNCHUS KETA; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 37249007232     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v120i2.288     Document Type: Article

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