Can host body size explain the parasite species richness in tropical freshwater fishes ?
/Guégan, Jean-François
Lambert, A.
/Levêque, Christian
Combes, C.
Euzet, L.
ECTOPARASITE
POISSON D'EAU DOUCE
RELATION HOTE PARASITE
ENVIRONNEMENT
ANALYSE QUANTITATIVE
CORRELATION STATISTIQUE
MONOGENE
TAILLE
The variability of monogenean gill ectoparasite species richness in 19 West African cyprinid species was analyzed using the following seven predictor variables : host size, number of drainage basins, number of sympatric cyprinid species, host diversity, association with mainland forest, host ecology, and monogenean biological labelling. The size of the host species accounted for 77% of the variation in the number of parasite species per host, and host ecology and additional 8%. Together the effects of host size and host ecology accounted for 85% of the variation in monogenean species richness. This study shows that the deciding factors for explaining monogenean species richness in West African cyprinid fishes are host species size and host ecology. These results were compared with main factors responsible for parasite species richness in fish communities. Other possible explanations of monogenean community structure in West African cyprinids are discussed. (Résumé d'auteur)
1992
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Guégan Jean-François, Lambert A., Levêque Christian, Combes C., Euzet L.. Can host body size explain the parasite species richness in tropical freshwater fishes ?. 1992, 90, 197-204
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