GREGOIR, Arnout F., Pascal HABLUTZEL, Maarten Pieterjan VANHOVE, Antoine PARISELLE, Jolien BAMPS, Filip A.M. VOLCKAERT and Joost A.M. RAEYMAEKERS. A link between host dispersal and parasite diversity in two sympatric cichlids of Lake Tanganyika. Freshwater Biology. Danvers: Blackwell Science, 2015, vol. 60, No 2, p. 323-335. ISSN 0046-5070. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12492.
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Original name A link between host dispersal and parasite diversity in two sympatric cichlids of Lake Tanganyika
Authors GREGOIR, Arnout F. (56 Belgium), Pascal HABLUTZEL (56 Belgium), Maarten Pieterjan VANHOVE (56 Belgium, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Antoine PARISELLE (250 France), Jolien BAMPS (56 Belgium), Filip A.M. VOLCKAERT (56 Belgium) and Joost A.M. RAEYMAEKERS (56 Belgium).
Edition Freshwater Biology, Danvers, Blackwell Science, 2015, 0046-5070.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 2.933
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/15:00088666
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12492
UT WoS 000347706400008
Keywords in English Cichlidogyrus; ectoparasite; host-parasite interactions; Simochromis diagramma; Tropheus moorii
Tags AKR, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Lucie Jarošová, DiS., učo 205746. Changed: 7/3/2018 16:48.
Abstract
A major goal in ecology is to unravel how species assemblages emerge and how they are structured across the landscape. Host-parasite systems are particularly interesting in this context, as limited host dispersal may promote the differentiation of parasite communities. We examined whether the patterns of species diversity in Cichlidogyrus, a genus of monogenean parasitic flatworms with a direct life cycle, are consistent with the hypothesis that parasite diversity is driven by host dispersal. This was carried out by comparing two sympatric cichlid hosts (Tropheus moorii and Simochromis diagramma) with contrasting dispersal abilities. Genetic connectivity among host populations along the Zambian shoreline of Lake Tanganyika was estimated using microsatellite genotyping. Cichlidogyrus parasites were isolated and identified morphologically to the species level.Simochromis diagramma, a host with a high dispersal capacity, was infected by a low number of Cichlidogyrus species, and the parasite assemblages were similar among host populations. In contrast, T.moorii, a host with a low dispersal capacity, was infected by a large number of Cichlidogyrus species, and the parasite assemblages differed strongly among host populations. These outcomes were thus as expected from the hypothesis. Because of the strong host specificity of these Cichlidogyrus species, a lack of connectivity among host populations might facilitate allopatric speciation of the parasite.
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GBP505/12/G112, research and development projectName: ECIP - Evropské centrum ichtyoparazitologie
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
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