Conflict between co-occurring manipulative parasites? An experimental study of the joint influence of two acanthocephalan parasites on the behaviour of Gammarus pulex

Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 625-630

  Cezilly, F ^a   Gregoire, A ^a   Bertin, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Gammarus pulex; Manipulation; Parasite increased trophic transmission; Polymorphus minutus; Pomphorhynchus laevis

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIRD DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH DISEASE; GAMMARUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOSTILITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING;

ACANTHOCEPHALA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CRUSTACEA; FEMALE; MALE; PHOTOPHOBIA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; AVES; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; POLYMORPHUS; POLYMORPHUS MINUTUS; POMPHORHYNCHUS LAEVIS; PULEX;

EID: 0034034744     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182099005910     Document Type: Article

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