Using length-frequency data to elucidate the population dynamics of Argulus foliaceus (Crustacea: Branchiura)

Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1023-1032

  Taylor, N G H ^a,b   Wootten, R ^a   Sommerville, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort analysis; Fish lice; Fishery; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Trout

Indexed keywords

ARGULUS FOLIACEUS; ARTICLE; CRUSTACEA; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; INCUBATION TIME; LIFE CYCLE; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROUT; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FISH DISEASE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAINBOW TROUT;

ARGULOIDA; ARGULUS FOLIACEUS; BRANCHIURA (CRUSTACEA); CRUSTACEA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

ANIMALS; CRUSTACEA; FISH DISEASES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 70349568365     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182009006520     Document Type: Article

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