Parasites of the shore crab Carcinus maenas (L.): Implications for reproductive potential and invasion success

Parasitology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 394-401

  Zetlmeisl, C ^a   Hermann, J ^a   Petney, T ^a   Glenner, H ^b   Griffiths, C ^c   Taraschewski, H ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

green crab; invasive species; Key wordsCarcinus maenas; parasite release; reproductive potential

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CRAB; EUROPE; HELMINTH; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE; MARITREMA SUBDOLUM; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROPHALLUS CLAVIFORMIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOSIS; PORTUNION MAENADIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFILICOLLIS BOTULUS; REPRODUCTION; SACCULINA CARCINI; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES INVASION; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; BRACHYURA; EUROPE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SOUTH AFRICA; TESTIS; THORACICA;

CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SACCULINA CARCINI; VERMES;

EID: 79952901759     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182010001344     Document Type: Article

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