Use of a negative binomial distribution to describe the presence of Sphyrion laevigatum in Genypterus blacodes

This paper describes the frequency and number of Sphyrion laevigatum in the skin of Genypterus blacodes, an important economic resource in Chile. The analysis of a spatial distribution model indicated that the parasites tended to cluster. Variations in the number of parasites per host could be descr...

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Main Authors: Patricio Peña-Rehbein, Patricio De los Ríos-Escalante, Raúl Castro, Carolina Navarrete
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612013000400602&lng=en&tlng=en