Diversity gradients of marine Monogenea in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (original) (raw)

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The number of species of Monogenea per marine fish species increases from high to low latitudes, but is much greater in the Pacific Ocean. It is suggested that the differences are due to the more advanced evolution at low latitudes and in the Pacific Ocean.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of New England, 2351, Armidale, N. S. W., Australia
    K. Rohde

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Supported by grants from the University of New England and the Australian Research Grants Committee. I wish to thank Proff. Cosseau, Monica Perez Seijas and Maria Delia vinas, Drs Bastida and Angelescou and Tec. Claudia Dato for their support at the Instituto Nacional Investigacion y Desarrollo Pesquero, Mar del Plata; Proff. Plinio Soares Moreira, Andre Ricciardi Cruz, Uriel Franco Rocha and Dr Phan Van Ngan for their support at the Instituto Oceanografica, São Paulo, the staff of the Biologische Bundesanstalt for their support on Helgoland, and Dr John Munro for his support in Papua New Guinea. Ms M. Heap provided technical assistance, and F. Roubal helped in the survey at Coffs Harbour and kindly made his data on_Acanthopagrus australis_ available to me. He and R. Hobbs criticlly read the manuscript.

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Rohde, K. Diversity gradients of marine Monogenea in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.Experientia 36, 1368–1369 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01960102

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