Effect of Acanthocephala infection on the reproductive potential of crustacean intermediate hosts

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 116-119

  Dezfuli, B S ^a   Lui, A ^a   Giovinazzo, G ^b   Giari, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dentitruncus truttae; Echinogammarus tibaldii; Echinorhynchus truttae; Host fecundity; Polymorphus minutus

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; ITALY; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ACANTHOCEPHALA; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; ITALY; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; DENTITRUNCUS TRUTTAE; ECHINOGAMMARUS TIBALDII; ECHINORHYNCHUS TRUTTAE; POLYMORPHUS MINUTUS; VERMES;

EID: 42649129720     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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