Dynamics of gyrodactylus populations on sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

The relation between the monogenetic fluke Gyrodactylus alexanderi Mizelle and Kritsky, 1967, and its fish host Gasterosteus aculeatus was examined. Factors influencing the number of flukes on isolated fish at 15°C weremeasured, and the data combined to produce a computer model simulating a Gyrodact...

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Main Author: Lester, Robert John Graham
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32083