VETEŠNÍKOVÁ ŠIMKOVÁ, Andrea, Eva ŘEHULKOVÁ, Jean Robertin RASOLOARINIAINA, Michiel WP JORISSEN, Tomáš SCHOLZ, Anna FALTÝNKOVÁ, Šárka MAŠOVÁ and Maarten Pieterjan VANHOVE. Transmission of parasites from introduced tilapias: a new threat to endemic Malagasy ichthyofauna. Biological Invasions. Dordrecht: Springer, 2019, vol. 21, No 3, p. 803-819. ISSN 1387-3547. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1859-0.
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Original name Transmission of parasites from introduced tilapias: a new threat to endemic Malagasy ichthyofauna
Authors VETEŠNÍKOVÁ ŠIMKOVÁ, Andrea (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Eva ŘEHULKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jean Robertin RASOLOARINIAINA (450 Madagascar), Michiel WP JORISSEN (56 Belgium), Tomáš SCHOLZ (203 Czech Republic), Anna FALTÝNKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Šárka MAŠOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Maarten Pieterjan VANHOVE (56 Belgium, belonging to the institution).
Edition Biological Invasions, Dordrecht, Springer, 2019, 1387-3547.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10618 Ecology
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/19:00107288
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1859-0
UT WoS 000460094800010
Keywords in English Endemic cichlids; Invasive fish species; Madagascar; Parasites; Co-introduction
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Abstract
Invasive species are a major threat to biodiversity. In Madagascar, one quarter of freshwater fish fauna consist of introduced species. The introduction of non-native species affects native biota by means of direct interactions but also through indirect interactions including those mediated by parasites, as parasites are usually co-introduced with their hosts. Almost nothing is known about the parasites cointroduced with their fish hosts into Madagascar and their potential impact on native endemic fish fauna. We studied the metazoan parasites of native and introduced cichlid fishes (and some non-cichlids) in the northern part of Madagascar. Using parasite data we evaluated the effect of fish introduced from mainland Africa on native Malagasy cichlid fauna. We documented the co-introduction into Madagascar of parasite species from mainland Africa and also probably from Eurasia. Malagasy cichlids and some other species living in sympatry with non-native cichlids acted as competent hosts for generalist parasites and also for host-specific parasites of African mainland cichlids. However, African mainland cichlids were not susceptible to infection by parasites specific to Malagasy cichlids. The different compositions of parasite communities and infection parameters in endemic and non-native cichlids in the regions investigated may be potentially explained by the different sources and timings of fish introductions. In addition, native endemic parasite fauna even seem to be outcompeted by introduced parasites, which cross the barriers of host specificity. The transmission of non-native parasites associated with the introduction of non-native freshwater fishes may represent a serious risk to endemic freshwater fish and parasite fauna in Madagascar.
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GBP505/12/G112, research and development projectName: ECIP - Evropské centrum ichtyoparazitologie
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
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