Global Diversity and Ecological Function of Parasites of Euphausiids - Gómez-Gutiérrez, Jaime; Kawaguchi, So.; Morales-Ávila, José Raúl.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017)
Introduction -- The euphausiid-parasite interaction is multi-specific and highly complex -- Social behaviour, parasite life cycles and transmission rates -- Biodiversity and size proportion of euphausiid vs. parasites -- Viruses -- Bacteria -- Fungi -- Protista -- Animalia -- Infection mechanisms -- Unknown parasites and diseases of krill -- Ecological consequences of epibionts in the marine ecosystem and web foods -- Invertebrates as intermediate hosts of endoparasites -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References. .
Keywords: Aquatic ecology .; Parasitology; Evolutionary biology; Animal systematics; Animal taxonomy; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Parasitology; Evolutionary Biology; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.