Interactions between cage-cultured hybrid tilapia and a marine monogenean, Neobenedenia melleni, in Jamaica

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-73

  Robinson, Ralph D ^a   O'Connor, Nicola P G ^a   Steele, R Dunbar ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b T A Marryshow Community College   (Grenada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOGENEA; NEOBENEDENIA MELLENI; OREOCHROMIS AUREUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 39649095376     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A06-037.1     Document Type: Article

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