Increased susceptibility to predation and altered anti-predator behaviour in an acanthocephalan-infected amphipod

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 645-651

  Perrot Minnot, M J ^a   Kaldonski, Nicolas ^a   Cézilly, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical ecology; Complex life cycle; Gammarus; Host manipulation; Pomphorhynchus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CHEMICAL CUE; ENDOPARASITE; FLATWORM; HOST USE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PERCIFORM; PREDATION RISK; REFUGE; VULNERABILITY;

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; COTTUS GOBIO; FISH; GAMMARUS PULEX; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTOMETER; POMPHORHYNCHUS TERETICOLLIS; PREDATION; PREDATOR; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE;

ACANTHOCEPHALA; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

COTTUS GOBIO; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; INVERTEBRATA; POMPHORHYNCHUS; POMPHORHYNCHUS TERETICOLLIS;

EID: 33947317263     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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