Dreissena polymorpha and Conchophthirus acuminatus: What can we learn from host-commensal relationships

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1153-1160

  Karatayev, Alexander Y ^a   Burlakova, Lyubov E ^a   Molloy, Daniel P ^b   Mastitsky, Sergey E ^c  

^a BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^c BELARUSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Commensal; Conchophthirus acuminatus; Dispersal mechanisms; Host specificity; Zebra mussel

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; CONCHOPHTHIRUS ACUMINATUS; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 38349071059     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[1153:DPACAW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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