Impact of temperature on an emerging parasitic association between a sperm-feeding scuticociliate and Northeast Pacific sea stars

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 384, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 44-50

  Bates, Amanda E ^a,b   Stickle, William B ^c   Harley, Christopher D G ^b  

^a BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asterina miniata; Host; Orchitophyra stellarum; Parasite; Pisaster ochraceus; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHINODERM; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGEN; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

ASTERINA; ASTERINA MINIATA; ASTEROIDEA; CILIOPHORA; ORCHITOPHRYA STELLARUM; PISASTER OCHRACEUS;

EID: 76749092598     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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