The incidence ofLironeca ovalis (say (crustacea, isopoda) and its effects on the growth of white perch,Morone americana (gmelin), in the Delaware River near Artificial Island (original) (raw)

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More than 1400 white perch from the Delaware River near Artificial Island were routinely examined for_Lironeca ovalis_ (Say). When present,L. ovalis was found within the gill chamber. Of the fish examined only 24 (1.7%) were parasitized. Most of these were less than three years old. The presence of parasites apparently results in reduced growth.

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1. Department of Biology, Eastern Michigan University, 48197, Ypsilanti, Michigan
   Mark R. Sadzikowski & Dale C. Wallace

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2. Dale C. Wallace

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Sadzikowski, M.R., Wallace, D.C. The incidence of_Lironeca ovalis_ (say (crustacea, isopoda) and its effects on the growth of white perch,Morone americana (gmelin), in the Delaware River near Artificial Island.Chesapeake Science 15, 163–165 (1974). https://doi.org/10.2307/1351036

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• Issue date: September 1974
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/1351036

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