Distribution, prevalence, and intensity of the swim bladder parasite Anguillicola crassus In New England and eastern Canada

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-235

  Aieta, Amy E ^a   Oliveira, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anguilla rostrata; Anguillicola crassus; Canada; New england; Parasite; Range; Swimbladder

Indexed keywords

EEL; NEMATODE; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITISM; RANGE EXPANSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AIR SAC; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; EEL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; RIVER; UNITED STATES;

AIR SACS; ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; CANADA; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; NEW ENGLAND; RIVERS;

CANADA; CAPE BRETON; MAINE; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA]; RHODE ISLAND; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLICOLA CRASSUS;

EID: 67649194945     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02049     Document Type: Article

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