Community structure of Diplostomum spp. (Digenea: Diplostomidae) in eyes of fish: Main determinants and potential interspecific interactions

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 929-939

  Désilets, Hubert D ^a   Locke, Sean A ^b   McLaughlin, J Daniel ^a   Marcogliese, David J ^b  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community structure; Diplostomum; Eye fluke; Host parasite interaction; Interspecific competition; Invasive species; Larval parasite; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EYE; FISH; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LARVA; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CANADA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIPLOSTOMUM; EYE; FEMALE; FRESHWATER FISH; HELMINTH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP; LENS; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES RICHNESS; VITREOUS BODY;

DIPLOSTOMATIDAE; DIPLOSTOMUM;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIPLOSTOMUM; EYE FLUKE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LARVAL PARASITE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMALS; BIOTA; FISH DISEASES; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LENSES; PARASITE LOAD; SEASONS; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

EID: 84883247543     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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