Ecosystem consequences of fish parasites

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2083-2093

  Lafferty, K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuary; Fishing; Indicators; Parasites; Pollution; Trematodes

Indexed keywords

AVES; CERCARIA (TREMATODE GENUS); CYPRINODONTIFORMES; CYPRINODONTOIDEI; EUHAPLORCHIS CALIFORNIENSIS; FUNDULUS PARVIPINNIS; PISCES; TREMATODA;

EID: 57649158614     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02059.x     Document Type: Review

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