<b>Ecology of parasites of <i>Metynnis lippincottianus</i> (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) from the eastern Amazon region, Macapá, State of Amapá, Brazil

The present study provides the first investigation on the ecological aspects of the parasites M. lippincottianusfrom the Amazonian basin, as well as the parasite-host relationship. 76 out of the examined fish (98.7%) were parasitized by at least one species of parasites. A total of 8,774 parasites w...

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Main Authors: Maria Danielle Figueiredo Guimarães Hoshino, Marcos Tavares-Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2014-05-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://186.233.154.254/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/19876