Metazoan parasite communities of Leporinus macrocephalus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) in cultivation systems in the western Amazon, Brazil
ABSTRACT In the Amazon, the growing demand for fish has been boosting the expansion of fish farms. However, the intensification of cultivation can generate disequilibrium in the parasite-host environment, predisposing fish to parasitic infections. The objective of this study was to evaluate the comm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Acta Amazonica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aa/v47n4/1809-4392-aa-47-04-00301.pdf |