Metazoan endoparasites of <i>Brycon orbignyanus</i> (Characidae: Bryconinae) in a neotropical floodplain
Species richness and composition are central themes in community ecology of helminths because they improve the understanding of factors that determine community structure. Floodplain ecosystems and the environmental alterations induced by hydrological cycles are factors that maintain biodiversity o...
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| author | Eliane da Silva Fernandes Guilherme Pomaro Casali Ricardo Massato Takemoto |
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Species richness and composition are central themes in community ecology of helminths because they improve the understanding of factors that determine community structure. Floodplain ecosystems and the environmental alterations induced by hydrological cycles are factors that maintain biodiversity over time, as observed in the Upper Paraná River floodplain, where the individuals of Brycon orbignyanus were collected. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether variables such as the richness and abundance of endoparasites are related to the fish size during different hydrological periods (high and low waters). A total of 163 endoparasites belonging to 13 species were collected in the 104 fish examined. Fish size had a positive correlation with mean diversity and abundance of the endoparasite infracommunity, supporting the idea that larger hosts are able to harbor a more abundant and diverse parasite infracommunity. The diversity of habitats provided by the floodplain can be considered the main factor explaining the differences between these attributes of parasite species. Variations in parasite richness between different hosts provide not only a good model for studies on community diversification but are also of great interest in species conservation. All parasite species found in B. orbignyanus were recorded for the first time in this host, especially in the Upper Paraná River floodplain.
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| spelling | doaj.art-44d2df877b254b0d8333288af9275b062022-12-22T02:47:13ZengUniversidade Estadual de MaringáActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences1679-92831807-863X2019-04-0141110.4025/actascibiolsci.v41i1.4049340493Metazoan endoparasites of <i>Brycon orbignyanus</i> (Characidae: Bryconinae) in a neotropical floodplainEliane da Silva Fernandes0Guilherme Pomaro Casali1Ricardo Massato Takemoto2Universidade Estadual de MaringáUniversidade Estadual de MaringáUniversidade Estadual de Maringá Species richness and composition are central themes in community ecology of helminths because they improve the understanding of factors that determine community structure. Floodplain ecosystems and the environmental alterations induced by hydrological cycles are factors that maintain biodiversity over time, as observed in the Upper Paraná River floodplain, where the individuals of Brycon orbignyanus were collected. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether variables such as the richness and abundance of endoparasites are related to the fish size during different hydrological periods (high and low waters). A total of 163 endoparasites belonging to 13 species were collected in the 104 fish examined. Fish size had a positive correlation with mean diversity and abundance of the endoparasite infracommunity, supporting the idea that larger hosts are able to harbor a more abundant and diverse parasite infracommunity. The diversity of habitats provided by the floodplain can be considered the main factor explaining the differences between these attributes of parasite species. Variations in parasite richness between different hosts provide not only a good model for studies on community diversification but are also of great interest in species conservation. All parasite species found in B. orbignyanus were recorded for the first time in this host, especially in the Upper Paraná River floodplain. https://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/40493helminthesParaná Riverhydrological phaseparasite richness |
| spellingShingle | Eliane da Silva Fernandes Guilherme Pomaro Casali Ricardo Massato Takemoto Metazoan endoparasites of <i>Brycon orbignyanus</i> (Characidae: Bryconinae) in a neotropical floodplain Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences helminthes Paraná River hydrological phase parasite richness |
| title | Metazoan endoparasites of <i>Brycon orbignyanus</i> (Characidae: Bryconinae) in a neotropical floodplain |
| title_full | Metazoan endoparasites of <i>Brycon orbignyanus</i> (Characidae: Bryconinae) in a neotropical floodplain |
| title_fullStr | Metazoan endoparasites of <i>Brycon orbignyanus</i> (Characidae: Bryconinae) in a neotropical floodplain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metazoan endoparasites of <i>Brycon orbignyanus</i> (Characidae: Bryconinae) in a neotropical floodplain |
| title_short | Metazoan endoparasites of <i>Brycon orbignyanus</i> (Characidae: Bryconinae) in a neotropical floodplain |
| title_sort | metazoan endoparasites of i brycon orbignyanus i characidae bryconinae in a neotropical floodplain |
| topic | helminthes Paraná River hydrological phase parasite richness |
| url | https://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/40493 |
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