Species abundance distributions and numerical dominance in gastrointestinal helminth communities of fish hosts

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-202

  Poulin, R ^a   Luque, J L ^b   Guilhaumon, F ^c   Mouillot, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FISH; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HELMINTH; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SPECIES COEXISTENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HELMINTHS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

PISCES; VERMES;

EID: 55949099032     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X08982626     Document Type: Article

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