Transmission Strategies Used by Gyrodactylus gasterostei (Monogenea) on Its Host, the Three-Spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
The monogenean Gyrodactylus gasterostei and its host, the three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus, were employed as a model system to investigate the influence of gyrodactylid maturity on host transfer. Laboratory experiments included the determination of maturity (presence of a male copulat...
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| author | Mayra I. Grano-Maldonado Juan Moreno-Navas Maria Amparo Rodriguez-Santiago |
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| description | The monogenean Gyrodactylus gasterostei and its host, the three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus, were employed as a model system to investigate the influence of gyrodactylid maturity on host transfer. Laboratory experiments included the determination of maturity (presence of a male copulatory organ) and reproductive status (presence of a daughter parasite) of the transmitting worms. Parasites with a male copulatory organ were more likely to abandon the host and attempt a host transfer. Additionally, in vivo video observation suggested that detached worms employ water turbulence to assist their effective transfer onto a new host. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b6eaa30dcfc46a4b6d5763dd3ec019d2022-12-22T01:18:16ZengMDPI AGFishes2410-38882018-05-013220010.3390/fishes3020020fishes3020020Transmission Strategies Used by Gyrodactylus gasterostei (Monogenea) on Its Host, the Three-Spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatusMayra I. Grano-Maldonado0Juan Moreno-Navas1Maria Amparo Rodriguez-Santiago2Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Unidad Regional Mazatlán, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Av. del Mar 1200, Flamingos, 82149 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, MexicoGrupo de Oceanografía Física, Universidad de Málaga, 29016 Málaga, SpainCONACyT-Universidad Autónoma del Carmen, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Centro de Investigación de Ciencias Ambientales (CICA), Av. Laguna de Términos s/n Col. Renovación 2da Sección, 24155 Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, MexicoThe monogenean Gyrodactylus gasterostei and its host, the three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus, were employed as a model system to investigate the influence of gyrodactylid maturity on host transfer. Laboratory experiments included the determination of maturity (presence of a male copulatory organ) and reproductive status (presence of a daughter parasite) of the transmitting worms. Parasites with a male copulatory organ were more likely to abandon the host and attempt a host transfer. Additionally, in vivo video observation suggested that detached worms employ water turbulence to assist their effective transfer onto a new host.http://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/3/2/20GyrodactylustransmissionMonogeneaGasterosteus aculeatusmaturityfish |
| spellingShingle | Mayra I. Grano-Maldonado Juan Moreno-Navas Maria Amparo Rodriguez-Santiago Transmission Strategies Used by Gyrodactylus gasterostei (Monogenea) on Its Host, the Three-Spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Fishes Gyrodactylus transmission Monogenea Gasterosteus aculeatus maturity fish |
| title | Transmission Strategies Used by Gyrodactylus gasterostei (Monogenea) on Its Host, the Three-Spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus |
| title_full | Transmission Strategies Used by Gyrodactylus gasterostei (Monogenea) on Its Host, the Three-Spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus |
| title_fullStr | Transmission Strategies Used by Gyrodactylus gasterostei (Monogenea) on Its Host, the Three-Spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transmission Strategies Used by Gyrodactylus gasterostei (Monogenea) on Its Host, the Three-Spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus |
| title_short | Transmission Strategies Used by Gyrodactylus gasterostei (Monogenea) on Its Host, the Three-Spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus |
| title_sort | transmission strategies used by gyrodactylus gasterostei monogenea on its host the three spined stickleback gasterosteus aculeatus |
| topic | Gyrodactylus transmission Monogenea Gasterosteus aculeatus maturity fish |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/3/2/20 |
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