@article{fdi:010024702,
  title = {{E}xperimental evidence of asymmetrical competition between two species of parasitic copepods},
  author = {{D}awson, {L}.{H}.{J}. and {R}enaud, {F}. and {G}u{\'e}gan, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {D}e {M}eeûs, {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {#{L}epeophteirus thompsoni$ and #{L}epophtheirus europaensis$ are two parasitic copepods naturally isolated on their sympatric hosts, i.e. turbot (#{P}setta maxima$ {L}.) and brill (#{S}cophthalmus rhombus$ {L}.), respectively. {T}hey are able to meet, mate and hybridize on turbot experimentally, but they are naturally prevented from doing so by a strong host preference when given a choice. {T}heory suggests that such a pattern is possible, but only under conditions of competition for the resource. {I}n the present study, the attachment rates of the two copepods were studied experimentally under various conditions of competition, infectious dose and number of available hosts. {T}he results suggest a greater sensitivity to competition for the generalist species #{L}. europaensis$ than for the specialist #{L}. thompsoni$, which is in agreement with theoretical predictions. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{ECOLOGIE} {DES} {PARASITES} ; {COMPETITION} {INTERSPECIFIQUE} ; {RELATION} {HOTE} {PARASITE} ; {MICROORGANISME} ; {POISSON} {MARIN} ; {ANALYSE} {STATISTIQUE} ; {HABITAT} ; {MECANISME} {D}'{INFECTION} ; {COPEPODE} ; {FRANCE} ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {OCEAN} {ATLANTIQUE} ; {LION} {GOLFE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}roceedings of the {R}oyal {S}ociety of {L}ondon.{S}erie {B} : {B}iological {S}ciences},
  volume = {267},
  numero = {},
  pages = {1973--1978},
  year = {2000},
  DOI = {10.1098/rspb.2000.1238},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010024702},
}