Interspecific differences between Atlantic salmon and Arctic charr in susceptibility to infection with larval and adult Caligus elongatus: Effect of skin mucus protein profiles and epidermal histological differences

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-13

  Mustafa, Ahmed ^a   Mackinnon, Barbara M ^b   Piasecki, Wojciech ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b Huntsman Marine Science Centre   (Canada)

^c WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arctic charr; Atlantic salmon; Epidermal histology; Salmo salar; Salvelinus alpinus; Sea lice; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849124305     PISSN: 01371592     EISSN: 17341515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3750/AIP2005.35.1.02     Document Type: Article

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