ON THE PROBLEM OF PARASITE FAUNA OF THE FISHES OF THE LOWER DNESTR (K voprosu of Parazitofauno Ryb Nizovev Reki Dnestra)
Abstract
A report is given of work undertaken (1) to study the intensity and extensiveness of infestation of fishes, (2) to establish the connection between parasite fauna and the character and special features of the river basin and also of the fishes themselves (their physiological state, age, stages of growth, nutrition, etc.), (3) to utilize the data on fish parasites for recommending appropriate anti-parasite measures to be taken in the lower reaches of the Dnestr and (4) to augment available information on the fauna and zoogeography of fish parasites found in the waters of the Soviet Union.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0688754
Entities
People
- R. P. Shumilo
Organizations
- United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories