@article{fdi:010042497,
  title = {{H}airworm response to notonectid attacks},
  author = {{S}anchez, {M}arta and {P}onton, {F}leur and {M}iss{\'e}, {D}oroth{\'e}e and {H}ughes, {D}.{P}. and {T}homas, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{V}ery few parasite species are directly predated but most of them inherit the predators of their host. {W}e explored the behavioural response of nematomorph hairworms when their hosts are preyed upon by one of the commonest invertebrate predators in the aquatic habitat of hairworms, notonectids. {T}he hairworm {P}aragordius tricuspidatus can alter the behaviour of its terrestrial insect host (the cricket {N}emobius sylvestris), causing it to jump into the water; an aquatic habitat is required for the adult free-living stage of the parasite. {W}e predicted that hairworms whose hosts are captured by a notonectid should accelerate their emergence to leave the host before being killed. {A}s predicted, the emergence length of the worm was significantly shortened in cases of notonectid predation, but the exact reason of this response seems to be more complex than expected. {I}ndeed, experimental manipulations revealed that hairworms are remarkably insensitive to a prolonged exposure to predator effluvia which notonectids inject into prey, so accelerated emergence is not a protective response against digestive enzymes. {W}e discuss other possibilities for the accelerated exit observed, ranging from unspecific stress responses to other scenarios requiring consideration of the ecological context.},
  keywords = {crickets ; hairworms ; manipulation ; {N}emobius sylvestris ; {N}otonecta glauca ; notonectids ; {P}aragordius tricuspidatus ; predation},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}nimal {B}ehaviour},
  volume = {75},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {823--826},
  ISSN = {0003-3472},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.07.002},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042497},
}