The effect of foraging and ontogeny on the prevalence and intensity of the invasive parasite Anguillicola crassus in the European eel Anguilla anguilla

• Published in: Journal of Fish Diseases
• Main Authors: Barry, J, Newton, M, Dodd, J A, Evans, D, Newton, J, Adams, C E
• Other Authors: European Union's INTERREG IVA Programme
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: Loch Lomond; Anguilla anguilla; European eel
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12596; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjfd.12596; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfd.12596

Abstract Infection patterns of the invasive Anguillicola crassus nematode were investigated in a population of the European eel Anguilla anguilla where parasite invasion is very recent , Loch Lomond, Scotland. Intensity levels of the parasite were associated with differences in fish ontogeny and tro...