A transmissible trematode affets the direction and rhythm of movement in a marine gastropod

Microphallus piriformes (Trematoda) is unusual in having only two hosts and no motile free-living stages. The intermediate host, the rough periwinkle, Littorina saxatilis, is present year-round on rock shores and has a high parasite prevalence near breeding colonies of the definitive host, the herri...

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Published in:Animal behaviour 2000-06, Vol.59, p.1161
Main Authors: McCarthy, Helen O, Fitzpatrick, Susan, Irwin, S W B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Aquatic life
Parasites
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Summary:Microphallus piriformes (Trematoda) is unusual in having only two hosts and no motile free-living stages. The intermediate host, the rough periwinkle, Littorina saxatilis, is present year-round on rock shores and has a high parasite prevalence near breeding colonies of the definitive host, the herring gull, Larus argentatus, which is present in numbers at these sites for only 4 months per year.
ISSN:0003-3472
1095-8282