Understanding growth relationships of African cymothoid fish parasitic isopods using specimens from museum and field collections
Cymothoid isopods are a diverse group of ectoparasites of fish species, and are particularly conspicuous as they are large and attach to the body surface, mouth, and gill chamber of fish hosts. These parasites transition from juvenile to male to female, and how their size changes with ontogeny and c...
Main Authors: | Rachel L. Welicky, Wynand Malherbe, Kerry A. Hadfield, Nico J. Smit |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-04-01
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Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224418301457 |
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