Project:BB|1773

Title
Parasites of the whitespotted rabbitfish (Siganus sutor, Siganidae, Pisces) off the Kenyan coast: distribution within the host population and microhabitat use
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StartDate
1990-01-01
EndDate
1993-01-01
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Abstract

Keywords

marine, ectoparasites, endoparasites, fish parasites, parasitology, ichthyology, ecology, host-parasite relationships, population dynamics, seasonal variation, temporal variation, taxonomy, site selection, microhabitat use, niche, zoology, Ecology, Systematics and taxonomy, Marine and coastal habitats, Marine Biodiversity, Ethology, 2. Origins, Maintenance and Change of Biodiversity, E-Africa, tropical Africa, Kenya, Indian Ocean, Gazi Bay, Pisces, Teleostei, Siganidae, Siganus sutor, Trematoda, Digenea, Opisthogonoporoides, Gyliauchen, Hexangium, Monogenea, Pseudohaliotrema, Tetrancistrum, Microcotyle, Acanthocephala, Sclerocollum, Nematoda, Procammalanus, Crustacea, Copepoda, Hatschekia, Pseudolepeophtheirus, Caligidae, Isopoda, Gnathia, parasitic, nematods, Invertebrata

Classifications

Kenya {Geographical scope}
Somali Coastal Current {Geographical scope}
Marine and Coastal {Habitat type}

Orgunits

Name Role Start End
Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology unknown

Publications

Reference Role
A. Geets and F. Ollevier, 1996. Endoparasitic helminths of the whitespotted rabbitfish (Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835)) of the Kenyan coast: distribution within the host population and microhabitat use. Belg.J.Zool., 126: 21-36.A. Geets, H. Coene and F. Ollevier, 1997. Ectoparasites of the whitespotted rabbitfish, Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835) off the Kenyan coast: distribution within the host population and site selection on the gills. Parasitology, 115: 69-79. author

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