Ecological implications of Echinorhynchus gadi parasitism of Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) |
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| Authors: | K Buchmann |
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| Institution: | Section of Fish Diseases, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, 13 Bülowsvej, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C., Denmark |
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| Abstract: | Of 533 Baltic cod (body length 21–93 cm) 530 were infected with Echinorhynchus gadi at infection intensities from 1 to 490 per host. The heavy infection of large cod (normally not feeding on amphipods) may be explained by a transfer of parasites from prey fishes to the predating large cod. |
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| Keywords: | Gadus morhua cod Echinorhynchus gadi Acanthocephala fish size |
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