Differential influence of two acanthocephalan parasites on the antipredator behaviour of their common intermediate host

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1311-1317

  Kaldonski, Nicolas ^a   Perrot Minnot, Marie Jeanne ^a   Cézilly, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Acanthocephalan; antipredator behaviour; Cottus gobio; host manipulation; olfaction; parasites; Polymorphus minutus; Pomphorynchus laevis

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT USE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; OLFACTORY CUE; PARASITISM; PREDATION; TELEOST;

ACANTHOCEPHALA (WORMS); COTTUS GOBIO; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; POLYMORPHUS MINUTUS; POMPHORHYNCHUS LAEVIS;

EID: 35748974507     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.02.027     Document Type: Article

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