| correlation of parasites with growth of yellow perch. | the possible influence of parasites on the short-term and long-term growth and condition of yellow perch perca flavescens was examined by investigating correlations between parasite abundance and specific growth variables. the following parasites were enumerated in age-1 yellow perch collected from lake st. pierre in june 2008: apophallus brevis, diplostomum spp., ichthyocotylurus spp., tylodelphys scheuringi, phyllodistomum superbum, and raphidascaris acus. short-term growth was estimated using ... | 2012 | 22838080 |