Body condition and reproductive status in sticklebacks exposed to asingle wave of Schistocephalus solidus infection

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 483-493

  Tierney, J F ^a,b   Huntingford, F A ^b   Crompton, D W T ^b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

body condition; growth; helminths (Schistocephalus solidus); stickleback (Gasterosteusaculeatus)

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOCEPHALUS SOLIDUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

BODY CONDITION; GROWTH; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; STICKLEBACK;

EID: 0030222753     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0174     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Arme, C. & Owen, R. W. (1967). Infections of the three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus L., with the plerocercoid larvae of Schistocephalus solidus (Müller, 1776), with special reference to pathological effects. Parasitology 57, 301-314.
2. Chellappa, S., Huntingford, F. A., Strang, R. & Thompson, R. (1989). Annual variation in energy reserves in male three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus L. (Pisces: Gasterosteidae). Journal of Fish Biology 35, 275-286.
3. Chellappa, S., Huntingford, F. A. & Strang, R. (1995). Condition factor and hepatosomatic index as estimates of energy status in male three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus L. Journal of Fish Biology 47, 775-787.
4. Cunningham, E., Tierney, J. F. & Huntingford, F. A. (1994). Effects of the cestode Schistocephalus solidus on food intake and foraging decisions in the three-spined Gasterosteus aculeatus. Ethology 96, 65-75.
5. Hopkins, C. A. & Smyth, J. D. (1951). Notes on the morphology and life history of Schistocephalus solidus (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae). Parasitology 41, 283-191.
6. Huntingford, F. A. (1982). Do interspecific and intraspecific aggression vary in relation to predation pressure in sticklebacks? Animal Behaviour 30, 909-916.
7. McCaig, M. L. O. & Hopkins, A. (1965). Studies on Schistocephalus solidus. 3. The in vitro cultivation of the plerocercoid. Parasitology 55, 257-268.
8. McPhail, J. D. & Peacock, S. D. (1983). Some effects of the cestode (Schistocephalus solidus) on reproduction in the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus): evolutionary aspects of a host-parasite interaction. Canadian Journal of Zoology 61, 901-908.
9. Meakins, R. H. (1974). A quantitative approach to the effects of the plerocercoid of Schistocephalus solidus Müller 1776 on the ovarian maturation of the three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus L. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 44, 73-79.
10. Meakins, R. H. & Walkey, M. (1975). The effects of parasitism by the plerocercoid of Schistocephalus solidus Müller 1776 (Pseudophyllidea) on the respiration of the three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus L. Journal of Fish Biology 7, 817-824.
11. Pascoe, D. & Mattey, D. (1977). Dietary stress in parasitized and non-parasitized Gasterosteus aculeatus L. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 51, 179-186.
12. Pennycuick, L. (1971a). Seasonal variations in the parasite infections in a population of three-spined sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculeatus L. Parasitology 63, 378-388.
13. Pennycuick, L. (1971b). Differences in the parasite infection in three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.) if different sex, age, and size. Parasitology 63, 407-418.
14. Price, P. W. (1990). Host populations as resources defining parasite community organisation. In Parasite Communities: Patterns and Processes (Gwesch, S., Bull, A. O. & Atto, J. M., eds), pp. 21-40.
15. Seigel, S. & Castellan, N. J. (1988). Non-Parametric Statistics for the Behavioural Sciences. New York: McGraw-Hill.
16. Stanley, B. V. & Wootton, R. J. (1986). Effects of ration and male density on the territoriality and nest building of male three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.). Animal Behaviour 34, 527-535.
17. Tierney, J. F. (1991). Studies in the life history of Schistocephalus solidus: field observations and laboratory experiments. Ph.D. Thesis, Glasgow University.
18. Tierney, J. F. (1994). Effects of Schistocephalus solidus (Cestoda) on the food intake of the three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus. Journal of Fish Biology 44, 731-735.
19. Tulley, J. J. & Huntingford, F. A. (1987). Age, experience and the development of adaptive variation in anti-predator responses in three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Ethology 75, 285-290.
20. Wai, E. H. & Hoar, W. S. (1963). The secondary sexual characters and reproductive behaviour of gonadectomised sticklebacks treated with methyl testosterone. Canadian Journal of Zoology 41, 611-628.
21. Walkey, M. & Meakins, R. H. (1970). An attempt to balance the energy budget of a host-parasite system. Journal of Fish Biology 2, 361-372.
22. Wootton, R. J. (1973). The effect of food ration on egg production in the female three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus L. Journal of Fish Biology 5, 89-96.
23. Wootton, R. J. (1976). The Biology of Sticklebacks. London: Academic Press.
24. Wootton, R. J. (1977). Effect of food limitation during the breeding season on the size, body components and egg production of female sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Journal of Animal Ecology 46, 823-834.
25. Wootton, R. J. (1984). A Functional Biology of Sticklebacks. London: Croom Helm.
26. Wootton, R. J. & Evans, G. W. (1976). Cost of egg production in the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.). Journal of Fish Biology 8, 385-395.
27. Wootton, R. J., Evans, G. W. & Mills, L. (1978). Annual cycle in female three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.) from an upland and lowland population. Journal of Fish Biology 12, 331-343.