The effect of fish ploidy level on the structure of metazoan parasite communities of tench (Tinca tinca L.)

DÁVIDOVÁ, Martina, Radek VISNER, Martin FLAJŠHANS, Kristína CIVÁŇOVÁ and Andrea VETEŠNÍKOVÁ ŠIMKOVÁ. The effect of fish ploidy level on the structure of metazoan parasite communities of tench (Tinca tinca L.). In 8th International Symposium of Fish Parasites, Viña del Mar, Chile; 26-30 9.2011. 2011.

Basic information

• Original name: The effect of fish ploidy level on the structure of metazoan parasite communities of tench (Tinca tinca L.)
• Authors: DÁVIDOVÁ, Martina (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Radek VISNER (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Martin FLAJŠHANS (203 Czech Republic), Kristína CIVÁŇOVÁ (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Andrea VETEŠNÍKOVÁ ŠIMKOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 8th International Symposium of Fish Parasites, Viña del Mar, Chile; 26-30 9.2011, 2011.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Conference abstract
• Field of Study: 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
• Country of publisher: Chile
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/11:00050346
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• Keywords in English: tench; ploidy; parasites

Abstract

In the present study, we compared selected somatic parameters between diploid (2n) and triploid (3n) specimens of tench and we tested whether there is a relationship between metazoan parasite load and fish ploidy level.

Links

• GA524/07/0188, research and development project: Name: Úloha imunitní investice v kontextu kompromisů: imunoekologické studium vztahů mezi reprodukcí, imunitou a parazitizmem u sladkovodních ryb

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, The role of immune investment in the context of trade-offs: immuno-ecological study of the relationships among reproduction, immunity and parasitism