Effects of parasites upon non-host predator avoidance behaviour in native and invasive gammarids

The acanthocephalan parasite, Polymorphus minutus, manipulates its intermediate hosts' (gammarids) behaviour, presumably to facilitate its transmission to the definitive hosts. A fundamental question is whether this capability has evolved to target gammarids in general, or specifically sympatri...

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Published in:	Parasitology Vol. 148; no. 3; pp. 354 - 360
Main Authors:	Farahani, Sajad, Palsbøll, Per J., Pen, Ido, Komdeur, Jan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2021
Subjects:	Acanthocephala Animal behavior Aquariums Avoidance Avoidance behavior Chemical stimuli definitive hosts Disease transmission Drinking water Echinogammarus Experiments Gammarus fossarum Gammarus pulex Gasterosteus aculeatus Germany Hypotheses Infections Introduced species Invasive species Laboratories Parasites parasitology Predation predator avoidance Predators probability Sympatric populations sympatry Trout Water temperature Germany invasive gammarids prey avoidance behaviour Chemical cues non-host predator host−parasite interactions
ISSN:	0031-1820, 1469-8161, 1469-8161
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