Parasites and hystopathology of Mullus barbatus and Citharus linguatula Pisces) from two sites in the NW Mediterranean with different degrees of pollution;Parásitos e histopatología de Mullus barbatus y Citharus linguatula de dos zonas sometidas a diferente grado de contaminación del mediterráneo noroccidental

Scientia Marina

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 369-378

  Carreras Aubets, Marta ^a   Montero, Francisco Esteban ^a   Padrós, Francesc ^a   Crespo, Silvia ^a   Carrassón, Maite ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Citharus linguatula; Cysts of unknown etiology (CUEs); Ichthyophonus sp; Mediterranean; Mullus barbatus

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ETIOLOGY; FISH; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

CAPILLARIA; CITHARUS LINGUATULA; COCCIDIA; ICHTHYOPHONUS; MULLIDAE; MULLUS BARBATUS; NEMATODA; OPECOELOIDES FURCATUS; PISCES; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 79959233606     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2011.75n2369     Document Type: Article

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