Effects of immunosuppression on protection of fry from Ichthyophthirius multifiliis Fouquet 1876 during mouthbrooding of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters)
Members of the family Cichlidae belonging to the genus Oreochromis are maternal mouthbrooders. They protect their eggs and early fry from environmental hazards by keeping fry in their buccal cavities, a confined environment. It has been shown that female Oreochromis mossambicus, effectively immunise...
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Elsevier
1993
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