An investigation into the larval energetics and settlement of the sea louse, Lepeophthelrus salmonis, an ectoparasitic copepod of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

Fish Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 137-143

  Tucker, Carl S ^a,b   Sommerville, Christina ^a   Wootten, Rodney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Energetics; HPTLC; Lepeophtheirus salmonis; Lipid; Sea lice

Indexed keywords

EID: 6244232909     PISSN: 0388788X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3147/jsfp.35.137     Document Type: Article

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