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Original Articles

Physicochemical Influences on Parasites of Age-0 Largemouth Bass in the Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana

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Pages 519-533 | Received 02 Jul 1999, Accepted 27 Oct 1999, Published online: 06 Jan 2011

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