The Succession of Generations and Growth of the Caligid Copepods Caligus Elongatus and Lepeophtheirus Salmonis Parasitising Farmed Atlantic Salmon Smolts (Salmo Salar L.)
1989 ◽
Vol 69
(2)
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pp. 279-287
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Keyword(s):
Infestation of cage cultured Atlantic salmon by the external parasitic copepods Caligus elongatus (Nordmann) and Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Kröyer) is a serious cause of loss of production in the commercial sea water culture of this species. The copepods feed on the mucus, skin and blood of their hosts (Kabata, 1974; Brandal et al., 1976) causing irritation and lesions. Loss in production due to infestation by lice occurs directly by the mortality of fish from osmotic shock and indirectly from a probable reduction in growth, from secondary infections such as vibriosis (Wootten et al., 1982) or by increasing vulnerability to ultraviolet radiation damage (McArdle & Bullock, 1987).
2011 ◽
Vol 320
(3-4)
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pp. 164-170
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2003 ◽
Vol 26
(9)
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pp. 539-551
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1997 ◽
Vol 54
(6)
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pp. 1113-1119
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Keyword(s):
2006 ◽
Vol 29
(suppl_1)
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pp. i61-i71
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1997 ◽
Vol 20
(2)
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pp. 153-157
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