@article{fdi:010068138,
  title = {{A} case of complete loss of gill parasites in the invasive cichlid {O}reochromis mossambicus},
  author = {{F}irmat, {C}. and {A}libert, {P}. and {M}utin, {G}. and {L}osseau, {M}. and {P}ariselle, {A}ntoine and {S}asal, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study investigates the recent evolution of a rich parasite community associated with one of the world's most invasive species, the cichlid fish {O}reochromis mossambicus. {P}opulations from the species' native range ({M}ozambique) are compared to a population from {N}ew {C}aledonia ({W}ester {P}acific), an island where the species was introduced in 1954. {T}he results support the complete local extinction of the gill parasite community in the course of the invasion process. {U}p to six gill parasite species per locality were documented in the {O}. mossambicus native range, and previous surveys consistently reported at least one parasite species introduced along {A}frican cichlid species established out of {A}frica. {T}he absence of parasites in {N}ew {C}aledonia is therefore exceptional. {T}his can be attributed to local factors, such as a strong initial population bottleneck, the likely absence of multiple host introductions, and the frequent occurrence of brackish watersheds that might enhance the probability for natural deparasitation.},
  keywords = {{A}ncyrocephalidae ; {B}iological invasion ; {E}nemy release ; {M}onogenea ; {T}ilapia ; {MOZAMBIQUE} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasitology {R}esearch},
  volume = {115},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {3657--3661},
  ISSN = {0932-0113},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00436-016-5168-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068138},
}