The metazoan parasites of Stellifer minor (Tschudi, 1844): an ecological approach

A quantitative and qualitative analysis of the parasite fauna of the sciaenid Stellifer minor (Tschudi) from Chorrillos, Peru, was made. Some characteristics of the infectious processes, in terms of intensity and prevalence of infection, as a function of host sex and size, are given. Moreover, comme...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Marcelo E. Oliva, Jose L. Luque, Jose A. Iannacone
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1990-09-01
Subjects:	parasite ecology fish parasites sciaenid fish prevalence intensity marine food webs Peruvian coast Stellifer minor
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761990000300003