Assessment of digenean parasitism in nassarius reticulatus (L.) along the portuguese coast: Evaluation of poossible impacts on reproduction and imposex expression

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 327-336

  Rato, Milene ^a   Russel Pinto, Fernanda ^a,b   Barroso, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL ZONE; FLATWORM; IMPOSEX; PARASITISM; PARASITOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SNAIL; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOCEPHALUS LONGICOLLIS; CERCARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGENEAN; DIPHTHEROSTOMUM BRUSINAE; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GONAD; GYNAECOTYLA LONGIINTESTINATA; HIMASTHLA QUISSETENSIS; HISTOLOGY; LEPOCREADIUM ALBUM; MALE; MASCULINITY; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITISM; PENIS; PORTUGAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASHORE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; GASTROPOD; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA; CARDIOCEPHALUS LONGICOLLIS; DIPHTHEROSTOMUM BRUSINAE; GASTROPODA; GYNAECOTYLA; HIMASTHLA QUISSETENSIS; LEPOCREADIUM ALBUM; NASSARIUS RETICULATUS;

ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GASTROPODA; MALE; PORTUGAL; REPRODUCTION; TREMATODA; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67651094055     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1732.1     Document Type: Article

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