Diplostomiasis in cultured and wild tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in Guerrero State, Mexico
Por:
Violante-González J., García-Varela M., Rojas-Herrera A., Guerrero S.G.
Publicada:
1 sep 2009
Resumen:
This paper is a comparative study of Diplostomum (Austrodiplostomum) compactum (Lutz, 1928) in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linneo) from two fish farms and two nearby coastal lagoons in Guerrero state, Mexico. The higher infections levels in cultured tilapia than wild tilapia is attributed to higher fish densities in the culture systems and higher abundance of the snail Biomphalaria cf. havanensis (Pteiffer), first intermediate host of this parasite in freshwater and brackish water systems.
Filiaciones:
Violante-González J.:
Unidad Académica de Ecología Marina, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Gran Vía Tropical No. 20, Fracc. Las Playas, 39390 Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
García-Varela M.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Biol, Dept Zool, Mexico City 70153, DF, Mexico
Rojas-Herrera A.:
Unidad Académica de Ecología Marina, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Gran Vía Tropical No. 20, Fracc. Las Playas, 39390 Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Guerrero S.G.:
Unidad Académica de Ecología Marina, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Gran Vía Tropical No. 20, Fracc. Las Playas, 39390 Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
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