Transmission of Cryptocotyle lingua cercariae in natural environments: a field experiment
Atlantic cod were kept at two different depths in three cages placed at increasing distance from a rocky shore where natural infections of the digenean Cryptocotyle lingua occurred in the snail Littorina littorea . During a 6‐month period the fish kept at 0–2 m accumulated significantly more parasit...
| Published in: | Journal of Fish Biology |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1998
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1998.tb01840.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1998.tb01840.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1998.tb01840.x |
| Summary: | Atlantic cod were kept at two different depths in three cages placed at increasing distance from a rocky shore where natural infections of the digenean Cryptocotyle lingua occurred in the snail Littorina littorea . During a 6‐month period the fish kept at 0–2 m accumulated significantly more parasites than those kept at 2–4 m. Distance from the shore did not affect infection rates. We conclude that host location behaviour of cercariae influences the infection pattern under natural conditions, and that transmission from snail to fish can take place over large areas of coastal waters. |
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