Parasitic copepods in the nasal fossae of five fish species (Characiformes) from the upper Paraná river floodplain, Paraná, Brazil = Copépodes parasitos de fossas nasais de cinco espécies de peixes (Characiformes) da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná, Paraná, Brasil

The present work had the objective to study parasitic copepods in thenasal fossae of fish from the upper Paraná river floodplain. Fish were captured in different locations of the floodplain in March, June and September, 2004. A total of 73 specimens (Characiformes) were collected, belonging to 4 dis...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Figueiredo Lacerda, Ricardo Massato Takemoto, Maria de los Angeles Perez Lizama, Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2007-10-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/887/435