Richness and species composition of helminth communities in yellowfin snook (Centropomus robalito) (Centropomidae) from Coastal Lagoons in Guerrero, Mexico

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-94

  Violante González, Juan ^a   Monks, Scott ^b   Rojas Herrera, Agustín ^a   Guerrero, Salvador Gil ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUERRERO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Centropomus robalito; coastal lagoon; Guerrero; helminth community; Mexico

Indexed keywords

CENTROPOMIDAE; CENTROPOMUS ROBALITO; MONOGENEA; NEMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 79551675233     PISSN: 15252647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/4450.1     Document Type: Article

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