Host specificity and the structure of helminth parasite communities of fishes in a Neotropical river in Mexico

In a tropical locality of Río La Antigua, Veracruz, Mexico, 11 fish species, represented by 244 individual fish from six freshwater fish families living sympatrically and synchronically, were examined for helminth parasites. A total of 36 taxa of helminths were recorded, 24 autogenic and 12 allogeni...

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Main Authors: Salgado-Maldonado Guillermo, Novelo-Turcotte María Teresa, Caspeta-Mandujano Juan Manuel, Vazquez-Hurtado Gabriela, Quiroz-Martínez Benjamin, Mercado-Silva Norman, Favila Mario
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2016073