@article{fdi:010063687, title = {{A} link between host dispersal and parasite diversity in two sympatric cichlids of {L}ake {T}anganyika}, author = {{G}regoir, {A}. {F}. and {H}ablutzel, {P}. {I}. and {V}anhove, {M}. {P}. {M}. and {P}ariselle, {A}ntoine and {B}amps, {J}. and {V}olckaert, {F}. {A}. {M}. and {R}aeymaekers, {J}. {A}. {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} major goal in ecology is to unravel how species assemblages emerge and how they are structured across the landscape. {H}ost-parasite systems are particularly interesting in this context, as limited host dispersal may promote the differentiation of parasite communities. {W}e examined whether the patterns of species diversity in {C}ichlidogyrus, a genus of monogenean parasitic flatworms with a direct life cycle, are consistent with the hypothesis that parasite diversity is driven by host dispersal. {T}his was carried out by comparing two sympatric cichlid hosts ({T}ropheus moorii and {S}imochromis diagramma) with contrasting dispersal abilities. {G}enetic connectivity among host populations along the {Z}ambian shoreline of {L}ake {T}anganyika was estimated using microsatellite genotyping. {C}ichlidogyrus parasites were isolated and identified morphologically to the species level.{S}imochromis diagramma, a host with a high dispersal capacity, was infected by a low number of {C}ichlidogyrus species, and the parasite assemblages were similar among host populations. {I}n contrast, {T}.moorii, a host with a low dispersal capacity, was infected by a large number of {C}ichlidogyrus species, and the parasite assemblages differed strongly among host populations. {T}hese outcomes were thus as expected from the hypothesis. {B}ecause of the strong host specificity of these {C}ichlidogyrus species, a lack of connectivity among host populations might facilitate allopatric speciation of the parasite.}, keywords = {{C}ichlidogyrus ; ectoparasite ; host-parasite interactions ; {S}imochromis ; diagramma ; {T}ropheus moorii ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{EST} / {TANGANYIKA} {LAC}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{F}reshwater {B}iology}, volume = {60}, numero = {2}, pages = {323--335}, ISSN = {0046-5070}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1111/fwb.12492}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063687}, }