COMPARISON OF ENDOHELMINTH PARASITES IN BLACK DRUM (POGONIAS CROMIS) AND RED DRUM (SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS) FROM THE SABINE LAKE ESTUARY

• Main Author: McNeese, Hannah Casey
• Other Authors: Cook, Tamara, Smith-Herron, Autumn
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Biology; Parasitology; Ecology; Sabine Lake; Red drum; Sciaenops ocellatus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/3914

The black drum (Pogonias cromis) and the red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) are two closely related fish species that occur throughout the Gulf of Mexico. These species utilize estuarine systems as brooding grounds for their young, which offers some protection, and readily available food sources to the...