The population biology of Camallanus lacustris (Zoega) in eels, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus), and their status as its host
The population biology of Camallanus lacustris (Zoega) and the status of the eel, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus), as its definitive host have been studied in a small Devon lake. No clear seasonal pattern in prevalence and abundance was observed, and recruitment of the new generation may occur in all s...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1991.tb03154.x 2024-09-09T19:00:31+00:00 The population biology of Camallanus lacustris (Zoega) in eels, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus), and their status as its host Nie, P. Kennedy, C. R. 1991 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1991.tb03154.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1991.tb03154.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1991.tb03154.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Fish Biology volume 38, issue 5, page 653-661 ISSN 0022-1112 1095-8649 journal-article 1991 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1991.tb03154.x 2024-06-18T04:12:41Z The population biology of Camallanus lacustris (Zoega) and the status of the eel, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus), as its definitive host have been studied in a small Devon lake. No clear seasonal pattern in prevalence and abundance was observed, and recruitment of the new generation may occur in all seasons. However, reproduction exhibits some seasonality as adult nematodes were the commonest stage in the parasite population from early summer onwards and production of first‐stage larvae appeared to occur primarily during this period. These larvae were viable, and shown experimentally to be infective to copepods. The occurrence of the nematode and its development to full maturity in eels, the absence of its typical definitive host ( Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus) from the lake and the absence of the nematode from other species of fish in the lake indicate that eels serve as the only, true definitive host of the nematode in this locality. It is suggested that account must be taken of this alternative host when the population of C. lacustris is investigated in the future. Article in Journal/Newspaper Anguilla anguilla Copepods Wiley Online Library Devon Lake ENVELOPE(-129.745,-129.745,53.457,53.457) Journal of Fish Biology 38 5 653 661 |
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The population biology of Camallanus lacustris (Zoega) and the status of the eel, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus), as its definitive host have been studied in a small Devon lake. No clear seasonal pattern in prevalence and abundance was observed, and recruitment of the new generation may occur in all seasons. However, reproduction exhibits some seasonality as adult nematodes were the commonest stage in the parasite population from early summer onwards and production of first‐stage larvae appeared to occur primarily during this period. These larvae were viable, and shown experimentally to be infective to copepods. The occurrence of the nematode and its development to full maturity in eels, the absence of its typical definitive host ( Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus) from the lake and the absence of the nematode from other species of fish in the lake indicate that eels serve as the only, true definitive host of the nematode in this locality. It is suggested that account must be taken of this alternative host when the population of C. lacustris is investigated in the future. |
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Nie, P. Kennedy, C. R. The population biology of Camallanus lacustris (Zoega) in eels, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus), and their status as its host |
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The population biology of Camallanus lacustris (Zoega) in eels, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus), and their status as its host |
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The population biology of Camallanus lacustris (Zoega) in eels, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus), and their status as its host |
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The population biology of Camallanus lacustris (Zoega) in eels, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus), and their status as its host |
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The population biology of Camallanus lacustris (Zoega) in eels, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus), and their status as its host |
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The population biology of Camallanus lacustris (Zoega) in eels, Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus), and their status as its host |
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population biology of camallanus lacustris (zoega) in eels, anguilla anguilla (linnaeus), and their status as its host |
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