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Inertia of parasite infection versus host biomass fluctuation.
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EN
Article de revue
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International Journal for Parasitology. 2023-02-01, vol. 53, n° 2, p. 65-68
English Abstract
Infection by parasites with complex life cycles such as trematodes depends on many environmental factors which may result in a time-lag between host biomass fluctuations and parasite density in hosts. A cockle (marine ...Read more >
Infection by parasites with complex life cycles such as trematodes depends on many environmental factors which may result in a time-lag between host biomass fluctuations and parasite density in hosts. A cockle (marine bivalve, second intermediate host) population and its associated parasite community were monitored over 15 years. A time-shift correlation analysis suggests that trematode abundance in cockles responds to cockle biomass after a long delay (8 year time-lag). Thus, these parasites can sustainably support a deficit of their intermediate host.Read less <
English Keywords
Animals
Host-Parasite Interactions
Biomass
Trematoda
Parasites
Parasitic Diseases
Cardiidae

