@article{fdi:010078918, title = {{T}emporally consistent species differences in parasite infection but no evidence for rapid parasite-mediated speciation in {L}ake {V}ictoria cichlid fish}, author = {{G}obbin, {T}. {P}. and {V}anhove, {M}. {P}. {M}. and {P}ariselle, {A}ntoine and {G}roothuis, {T}. {G}. {G}. and {M}aan, {M}. {E}. and {S}eehausen, {O}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}arasites may have strong eco-evolutionary interactions with their hosts. {C}onsequently, they may contribute to host diversification. {T}he radiation of cichlid fish in {L}ake {V}ictoria provides a good model to study the role of parasites in the early stages of speciation. {W}e investigated patterns of macroparasite infection in a community of 17 sympatric cichlids from a recent radiation and 2 older species from 2 nonradiating lineages, to explore the opportunity for parasite-mediated speciation. {H}ost species had different parasite infection profiles, which were only partially explained by ecological factors (diet, water depth). {T}his may indicate that differences in infection are not simply the result of differences in exposure, but that hosts evolved species-specific resistance, consistent with parasite-mediated divergent selection. {I}nfection was similar between sampling years, indicating that the direction of parasite-mediated selection is stable through time. {W}e morphologically identified 6 {C}ichlidogyrus species, a gill parasite that is considered a good candidate for driving parasite-mediated speciation, because it is host species-specific and has radiated elsewhere in {A}frica. {S}pecies composition of {C}ichlidogyrus infection was similar among the most closely related host species (members of the {L}ake {V}ictoria radiation), but two more distantly related species (belonging to nonradiating sister lineages) showed distinct infection profiles. {T}his is inconsistent with a role for {C}ichlidogyrus in the early stages of divergence. {T}o conclude, we find significant interspecific variation in parasite infection profiles, which is temporally consistent. {W}e found no evidence that {C}ichlidogyrus-mediated selection contributes to the early stages of speciation. {I}nstead, our findings indicate that species differences in infection accumulate after speciation.}, keywords = {adaptive radiation ; cichlid fish ; diversification ; host-parasite ; interaction ; {L}ake {V}ictoria ; parasite-mediated selection ; temporal ; consistency ; {TANZANIE} ; {VICTORIA} {LAC}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {E}volutionary {B}iology}, volume = {33}, numero = {5}, pages = {556--575}, ISSN = {1010-061{X}}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1111/jeb.13615}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078918}, }