Do lower feeding rates result in reduced growth of a cyprinid fish infected with the Asian tapeworm?

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 172-175

  Britton, J Robert ^a   Pegg, Josephine ^a   Baker, David ^a   Williams, Chris F ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESTODA; CYPRINIDAE;

EID: 84858282418     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2012.00551.x     Document Type: Letter

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