Evaluation of small-scale habitat manipulation to reduce the impact of the whirling disease parasite in streams

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-317

  Thompson, Kevin G ^a  

^a Wildlife Health Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown trout; Myxobolus cerebralis; Tubifex tubifex

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; INVERTEBRATA; MYXOBOLUS; MYXOBOLUS CEREBRALIS; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; TUBIFEX TUBIFEX;

EID: 80052519019     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634988.2011.602276     Document Type: Article

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