Sex differences in the early life stages of the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidae).

Salmon lice are ectoparasites on salmonids and feed on blood, mucus, and skin from their hosts. This causes high annual costs for treatment and control for the aquaculture industry. Salmon lice have a life cycle consisting of eight life stages. Sex determination by eye is only possible from the sixt...

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Main Authors: Andreas Borchel, Anna Zofia Komisarczuk, Frank Nilsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266022