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Encystment of parasitic freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) larvae coincides with increased metabolic rate and haematocrit in juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Gill parasites on fish are likely to negatively influence their host by inhibiting respiration, oxygen transport capacity and overall fitness. The glochidia larvae of the endangered freshwater pearl mussel (FPM, Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)) are obligate parasites on the gills of juv...

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Autores principales: Filipsson, Karl, Brijs, Jeroen, Näslund, Joacim, Wengström, Niklas, Adamsson, Marie, Závorka, Libor, Österling, E. Martin, Höjesjö, Johan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5360863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28283799
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-017-5413-2

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