Effects of climate variability on interannual variation in parasites, pathologies, and physiological attributes of bivalves from the u.s. east, gulf, and west coasts

Environmental Bioindicators

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-96

  Kim, Yungkul ^a   Powell, Eric N ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Disease; ENSO; Mussel; Mussel Watch; Oyster; Parasitism; Pathology

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; CESTODA; CILIOPHORA; GREGARINIA; HAPLOSPORIDIA; MYTILIDAE; NEMATODA; OSTREIDAE; PROKARYOTA; TREMATODA;

EID: 68349101224     PISSN: 15555275     EISSN: 15555267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15555270802708830     Document Type: Article

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