Infestation of oysters and mussels by mytilicolid copepods: Differences between natural coastal habitats and two offshore cultivation sites in the German Bight

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 756-765

  Pogoda, B ^a,b   Jungblut, S ^a   Buck, B H ^b,c,d   Hagen, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c Institute for Marine Resources IMARE   (Germany)

^d Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPEPODA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; MYTILICOLA; MYTILICOLA INTESTINALIS; MYTILICOLA ORIENTALIS; MYTILICOLIDAE; MYTILUS EDULIS; OSTREA EDULIS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 84866326207     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jai.12025     Document Type: Article

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