An evaluation of indices of gross pathology associated with the nematode Anguillicoloides crassus in eels

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-45

  Lefebvre, F ^a,g   Fazio, G ^b,c   Palstra, A P ^d   Szekely C ^e   Crivelli, A J ^f  

^a Université de Perpignan ^*

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^f STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^g DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Anguillicolosis; Helminthiasis; Indexing; Introduced species; Swimbladder

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 78650237837     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2010.01207.x     Document Type: Article

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