Feeding and Migratory Habits of Arctic Char, Salvelinus alpinus , Indicated by the Presence of the Swimbladder Nematode Cystidicola cristivomeri White
The presence of Cystidicola cristivomeri White 1941 in the swim bladder of char indicates the fish have fed on infected, freshwater Mysis relicta which is the essential intermediate host of this parasite. Char younger than 5 yr occur in shallow waters in Stanwell-Fletcher Lake and apparently feed ra...
Published in: | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1978
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f78-234 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f78-234 |