The Development of Fiddler Crabs (Uca Spp.) as a Comparative Model System for the Parasitic Dinoflagellate, Hematodinium Perezi and its Natural Host the Blue Crab, Callinectes Sapidus

Herein, I have completed several experiments which encompass developing fiddler crabs as a model system, as well as sentinel and temperature studies to investigate biotic and abiotic factors in parasite transmission. My studies show which factors prevent, delay, or accelerate transmission and progre...

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Main Author: O'Leary, Patricia Anne
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2018
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1550153657
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6529&context=etd