Are gobiid fish more susceptible to predation if parasitized by Eustrongylides excisus? An answer from robbed snakes

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RIV/68081766:_____/10:00337929

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Are gobiid fish more susceptible to predation if parasitized by Eustrongylides excisus? An answer from robbed snakes

Original language description

Aspects of the predator-prey relationship between Natrix tessellata and gobiid fish infected with Eustrongylides excisus were studied in Lake Sinoe, Romania. A population of snakes residing here shows a high prevalence of subcutaneous larvae of this nematode. The hypothesis of the altered motility in infected fish leading to increased depredation by snakes was tested by comparing gobiids collected from dice snakes with gobiids caught via electrofishing. Three gobiid species were used for analysis: Neogobius syrman, Neogobius eurycephalus, and Neogobius melanostomus. No significant differences in prevalence and intensity of E. excisus infection were found between fish caught by snakes and those obtained by electrofishing. However, significantly higher abundance of E. excisus larvae in fish caught by snakes was reported. These findings suggest limited influence of the presence of E. excisus larvae in studied gobiids regarding their susceptibility to predation by dice snakes.

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EG - Zoology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/GD524%2F03%2FH133" target="_blank" >GD524/03/H133: Biology, phylogeny and ecology of parasites at organismal and molecular level</a><br>

Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2010

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Ecological Research

ISSN

0912-3814

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Volume of the periodical

25

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

JP - JAPAN

Number of pages

5

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UT code for WoS article

000275705600024

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