Seasonal stability in parasite assemblages of the Brazilian flathead, Percophis brasiliensis (Perciformes: Percophidae): Predictable tools for stock identification

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 206-212

  Braicovich, Paola E ^a,b   Timi, Juan T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biological tags; Fish populations; Parasite communities; South West Atlantic; Temporal stability

Indexed keywords

KATHETOSTOMA GIGANTEUM; PERCIFORMES; PERCOPHIDAE; PERCOPHIS BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 77957586833     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: 18036465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2010.027     Document Type: Article

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