Mate finding in the isopod parasite Ceratothoa oestroides (Risso, 1816) in an aquaculture environment: A case study in the sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mate finding in the isopod parasite Ceratothoa oestroides (Risso, 1816) in an aquaculture environment: A case study in the sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758)

The purpose of this in situ study was to determine the pattern of protandrous hermaphrodite Ceratothoa oestroides infestation in sea bass with respect to parasite sexual behaviour. Sea bass (N = 618) were divided into six net cages which presented three experimental groups. Group 1 represented infec...

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Main Authors: Slavica Čolak, Danijel Mejdandžić, Toni Števanja, Matko Kolega, Renata Barić, Tomislav Šarić, Bruna Petani, Ivan Župan, Bosiljka Mustać
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Aquaculture Reports
Subjects:
Ceratothoa oestroides
Mating behaviour
Cultured sea bass
Eastern Adriatic Sea
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235251341930170X

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