2013
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12140
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Patterns and processes of alternative host use in a generalist parasite: insights from a natural host–parasite interaction

Abstract: Summary1. Host specificity is a major, yet poorly understood, property of parasites. Generalist parasites generally exploit a principal host species and a series of alternative host species. Understanding patterns of alternative host use may help predict phylogenetic diversification of parasite lineages and the emergence of infectious diseases. However, the ecological and evolutionary determinants underpinning alternative host use remain elusive. 2. Here, we investigated, in the wild, patterns of alternative h… Show more

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“…We focused on L. burdigalensis because it is the major host species of T. polycolpus in the study area [26]. Leuciscus burdigalensis is a freshwater cyprinid fish species endemic to western Europe, commonly distributed in streams and rivers of France.…”
Section: Methods (A) Biological Modelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…We focused on L. burdigalensis because it is the major host species of T. polycolpus in the study area [26]. Leuciscus burdigalensis is a freshwater cyprinid fish species endemic to western Europe, commonly distributed in streams and rivers of France.…”
Section: Methods (A) Biological Modelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is a highly mobile species living in shoals of two to five individuals in patches with relatively high water velocity. Tracheliastes polycolpus is a generalist parasite that is anchored to fish fins where it feeds on the epithelial cells and mucus [26,27]. Only adult females are parasitic, and they often cause the partial destruction of fins [27].…”
Section: Methods (A) Biological Modelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…polycolpus (e.g., Loot et al 2004Loot et al , 2011Blanchet et al 2009a, b;Cardon et al 2011;Lootvoet et al 2013;Mazé-Guilmo et al 2014). In contrast to it, almost nothing is known about the host-parasite relationship between Tra.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Tracheliastes polycolpus is a parasitic copepod infecting several freshwater fish species of the Cyprinid family, the rostrum dace Leuciscus burdigalensis being the main host [24]. Only adult females are parasitic: they feed on the epithelial cells and mucus of fins, leading to decreased host fitness [26].…”
Section: Materials and Methods (A) Biological Modelmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To test this, we used the fish ectoparasite Tracheliastes polycolpus as a model. Tracheliastes polycolpus is a species of copepod whose females infect many freshwater fish [24] and partially or completely destroy fins [25], which leads to reduced fitness in hosts [26]. We conducted a common garden experiment to test the null hypothesis that larvae (i.e.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%