| Negative influence of Gammarinema gammari (Nematoda) on the fecundity of Microphallus papillorobustus (Trematoda): field and experimental evidence. | |
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PMID: 12054032 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The gammarid amphipod Gammarus insensibilis frequently harbors adult individuals of the ectoparasitic nematode Gammarinema gammari as well as metacercariae of the trematode Microphallus papillorobostus. After the demonstration in a previous study of a negative relationship between the abundance of these 2 parasites, the nature of the relationship between these 2 parasites was explored in more detail by studying, in the field and in the laboratory, the influence of nematode abundance on trematode fecundity. In gammarids collected in the field, a negative relationship between metacercarial fecundity and the number of co-occurring nematodes was found. By manipulating the nematode abundance in the laboratory, it was confirmed that G. gammari has a negative effect on egg production in M. papillorobustus. |
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Authors:
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C L Wang; F Renaud; F Thomas |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of parasitology Volume: 88 ISSN: 0022-3395 ISO Abbreviation: J. Parasitol. Publication Date: 2002 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-06-10 Completed Date: 2002-06-27 Revised Date: 2003-11-14 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7803124 Medline TA: J Parasitol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 425-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Centre d'Etude sur le Polymorphisme des Micro-Organismes, CEPM/UMR CNRS-IRD 9926, Equipe: Evolution des Systèmes Symbiotiques, IRD, Montpellier, France. |
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Animals Crustacea / parasitology* Fertility France Male Nematoda / growth & development* Parasite Egg Count Statistics, Nonparametric Trematoda / parasitology*, physiology |
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