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Spiggin levels are reduced in male sticklebacks infected with Schistocephalus solidus |
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| Authors: | B J Rushbrook I Katsiadaki † I Barber ‡§ |
| Institution: | Edward Llwyd Building, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3DA, U.K.; , Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UB, U.K.; and Department of Biology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, U.K. |
| Abstract: | Using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based technique, Schistocephalus solidus infection was shown to considerably reduce levels of spiggin in the kidney of male three-spined sticklebacks Gasterosteus aculeatus from an oligotrophic upland lake. These results suggested a graduated effect of the infection on the reproductive physiology of male three-spined sticklebacks. |
| Keywords: | ELISA host reproduction kidney nest parasite |