Do parasite communities differ between invasive and native fish hosts? A case of monogeneans infecting the gills of Nile tilapia
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05789-8" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05789-8</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05789-8" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10750-024-05789-8</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Do parasite communities differ between invasive and native fish hosts? A case of monogeneans infecting the gills of Nile tilapia
Original language description
A release from parasites is assumed to be a major factor to the success of invasive species. However, strong evidence for a lower parasite load in invasive species is sparse on a larger geographical scale. To test this hypothesis, we analysed the monogenean gill parasite communities of invasive and native Nile tilapia across the African continent. We find significantly lower parasite loads in invasive populations, but no difference in parasite richness between invasive and native populations. Additionally, significant differences in parasite load and richness within the native range were found. We analysed the parasite community composition with a permanova and found strong variation in parasite communities both among native and invasive Nile tilapia. About 16% of this variation could be explained by two significant explanatory variables: introduction status of the host (4%) and ichthyofaunal province (12%), meaning both introduction status and geographical location influence parasite community composition. Furthermore, significant indicator parasite species were found for introduction status, river basin and ichthyofaunal province. Overall, we illustrate the potential value of ectoparasites to inform about the native environment and introduction history of fish. Possibly, this type of forensic parasitology, easily performed on museum specimens, could be useful to help resolve enigmatic invasions.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10617 - Marine biology, freshwater biology, limnology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
HYDROBIOLOGIA
ISSN
0018-8158
e-ISSN
1573-5117
Volume of the periodical
852
Issue of the periodical within the volume
15
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
18
Pages from-to
3911-3928
UT code for WoS article
001395753300001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85217412132