Systematics of the Caligidae, Copepods Parasitic on Marine Fishes

Compiling an extensive array of information and literature, on the Caligidae, copepods predominantly parasitic on fishes, this book provides a comprehensive generic revision of the "sea lice" family Caligidae, as well as a phylogenetic analysis of this family and a discussion on the taxonomic status of the genera previously belonging to the Euryphoridae.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Masahiro Dojiri, Ph.D. (1983) in Biology, Boston University, is Division Manager of the Environmental Monitoring Division, Bureau of Sanitation, City of Los Angeles. He has published several articles on copepods parasitic on fishes and invertebrates including the Revision of the Taeniacanthidae (Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida) Parasitic on Fishes and Sea Urchins (Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 1987).

Ju-Shey Ho, Ph.D. (1969) in Biology, Boston University, is Emeritus Professor at California State University, Long Beach. He has published 246 papers on symbiotic Copepoda including one book entitled Sea Lice of Taiwan (The Sueichan Press, 2004).

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Masahiro Dojiri, Ju-Shey Ho
• Verlag: de Gruyter Brill
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.01.2013
• EAN: 9789004204249
• ISBN: 978-90-04-20424-9
• Seiten: 460
• Abmessung: 163 mm x 239 mm x 23 mm
• Gewicht: 748 g
• Serie: Crustaceana Monographs
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Ökologie; Ratgeber > Natur