Biogeography of parasitism in freshwater fish: Spatial patterns in hot spots of infection

Ecography

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 301-310

  Blasco Costa, Isabel ^a   Rouco, Carlos ^b   Poulin, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEOTRIDAE; GOBIOMORPHUS; PHILYPNODON; TREMATODA;

EID: 84924066110     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecog.01020     Document Type: Article

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