Fecundity of the sea louse Caligus rogercresseyi on its native host Eleginops maclovinus captured near salmon farms in southern Chile

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 853-860

  González, M Teresa ^a   Molinet, Carlos ^b   Arenas, Bárbara ^a   Asencio, Gladys ^c   Carvajal, Juan ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS LAGOS   (Chile)

Author keywords

C. rogercresseyi; Chile; E. maclovinus; Farmed salmon; Fecundity; Sea louse

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CORRELATION; CRUSTACEAN; FECUNDITY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INFECTIVITY; NATIVE SPECIES; PATHOGENICITY; PERCIFORM; SALMONID;

CHILE;

CALIGUS ROGERCRESSEYI; ELEGINOPS MACLOVINUS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 84860189461     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2011.02900.x     Document Type: Article

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