Cost of exposure to trematode cercariae and learned recognition and avoidance of parasitism risk by fathead minnows Pimephales promelas

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2238-2248

  James, C T ^a   Noyes, K J ^b   Stumbo, A D ^b   Wisenden, B D ^b   Goater, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural avoidance; Cost of parasitism; Host activity; Learning; Ornithodiplostomum

Indexed keywords

CERCARIA (TREMATODE GENUS); ORNITHODIPLOSTOMUM; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; TREMATODA;

EID: 57649210165     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02052.x     Document Type: Article

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