Digenetic Trematodes of Fishes as Indicators of the Ecology, Phylogeny and Zoogeography of Their Hosts [Abstract]

Authors

Harold W. Manter, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

9-1964

Comments

Published in the Proceedings of the First International Congress of Parasitology, volume 1 (September 21-26, 1964, Rome, Italy), page 11, in section A1. Edited by Augusto Corradetti. Copyright 1964, Pergamon Press. Used by permission.

Abstract

The prevalence and diversity of trematodes of fishes, together with the fact that many of them have considerable host specificity, make them a favorable group for studies of host relationships and zoogeography.