The Parasites and Pathogens of the Atlantic Salmon: Lessons from Gyrodactylus salaris

Atlantic Salmon Ecology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 221-252

  Harris, Phil D ^a   Bachmann, Lutz ^a   Bakke, Tor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aquatic wildlife disease; Epidemiology; Gyrodactylus salaris; PKD; Tetracapsaloides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84985881470     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444327755.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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