Habitat influences snail community structure and trematode infection levels in a spring-fed river, Texas, USA

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 600, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-40

  Tolley Jordan, Lori R ^a,b   Owen, J Murry ^a,c  

^a National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic; Parasite; Snail; Spring fed river; Trematode

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; RIVERS;

INTERSPECIFIC ASSOCIATION; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLATWORM; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT TYPE; HEADWATER; INVASIVE SPECIES; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT; SNAIL;

COMEL RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ELIMIA COMALENSIS; GASTROPODA; MELANOIDES TUBERCULATUS; PLEUROCERIDAE; PROSOBRANCHIA; TAREBIA GRANIFERA; THIARIDAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 40649120741     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9173-3     Document Type: Article

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