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1. The cestode parasite Schistocephalus pungitii: castrator or nutrient thief of ninespine stickleback fish?

Author:
HEINS, DAVID C.
Source:
Parasitology 2017 v.144 no.6 pp. 834-840
ISSN:
1469-8161
Subject:
Gasterosteus aculeatus; Pungitius pungitius; Schistocephalus; adults; clutch size; egg masses; eggs; females; fish; host-parasite relationships; lakes; parasites; reproductive performance; Alaska
Abstract:
... In this investigation, the host–parasite relationship of ninespine stickleback fish Pungitius pungitius and the cestode parasite Schistocephalus pungitii was studied using samples from Dog Bone Lake, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, to test the hypothesis that S. pungitii is a castrator of ninespine stickleback. Infected, adult females of all sizes (ages) were capable of producing clutches of eggs. S. pun ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0031182016002596
PubMed:
28073385