Evidence of farm-induced parasite infestations on wild juvenile salmon in multiple regions of coastal British Columbia, Canada

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1925-1932

  Price, M H H ^a,b   Morton, A ^c   Reynolds, J D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b RAINCOAST CONSERVATION FOUNDATION   (Canada)

^c Salmon Coast Field Station British Columbia   (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; JUVENILE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITISM; SALINITY; SALMONID CULTURE; SURVIVAL; SYMPATRY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; BROUGHTON ARCHIPELAGO; CANADA; EUROPE;

LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; ONCORHYNCHUS KETA; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 78650488674     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-105     Document Type: Article

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