Manipulation of Cerastoderma edule burrowing ability by Meiogymnophallus minutus metacercariae?

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 907-911

  Fermer, Jan ^a   Culloty, Sarah C ^a   Kelly, Thomas C ^a   O'Riordan, Ruth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

digenean trematodes; favourization; host behaviour; infaunal bivalves; parasite induced effects

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; BIVALVE; BURROWING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GAPE LIMITATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PROBABILITY; SHELL; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AVES; BIVALVIA; CERASTODERMA EDULE; GYMNOPHALLIDAE; MEIOGYMNOPHALLUS MINUTUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 79956019331     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315410000299     Document Type: Article

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