Community structure, population structure and topographical specialisation of Gyrodactylus (Monogenea) ectoparasites living on sympatric stickleback species

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 187-196

  Raeymaekers, Joost A M ^a   Huyse, Tine ^a   Maelfait, Hannelore ^a,b   Hellemans, Bart ^a   Volckaert, Filip A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Coordination Centre for Integrated Coastal Zone Management ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Gasterosteus aculeatus; Gyrodactylidae; Host density; Host specificity; Pungitius pungitius; Site specificity; Sympatry

Indexed keywords

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; GYRODACTYLIDAE; GYRODACTYLUS; GYRODACTYLUS ARCUATUS; GYRODACTYLUS GASTEROSTEI; GYRODACTYLUS PUNGITII; GYRODACTYLUS RARUS; MONOGENEA; PLATYHELMINTHES; PUNGITIUS PUNGITIUS;

EID: 54549111500     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2008.026     Document Type: Article

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