TY - DATA
T1 - The effect of dose and frequency of exposure to infectious stages on trematode infection levels in mussels
PY - 2017/06/09
AU - D.W. (David) Thieltges
AU - C. (Caroline) Liddell
AU - J. (Jennifer) Welsh
AU - J. (Jaap) van der Meer
UR - https://data.4tu.nl/articles/dataset/The_effect_of_dose_and_frequency_of_exposure_to_infectious_stages_on_trematode_infection_levels_in_mussels/12709169/1
DO - 10.4121/uuid:a0c85561-f423-4355-ae3c-8462c8e66bf6
KW - Blue mussel
KW - Cercarial dose
KW - Growth rates
KW - Host behavior
KW - Marine parasites
KW - Mytilus edulis
KW - Reproduction
KW - Survival
KW - Trematodes
N2 - Research objective:
Marine parasites such as trematodes are known to modify the phenotype of their hosts by interfering with growth rates, behaviour, reproduction and survival. Such effects are generally considered to be density-dependent, i.e. the greater the infection level in the host, the greater the detrimental impact on host fitness. However, the mechanisms determining infection levels in marine hosts are still poorly understood. Here, we investigated the effect of cercarial dose and exposure frequency (single vs. trickle infections) of a marine trematode parasite (Himasthla elongata) on infection levels in its second intermediate host, the blue mussel Mytilus edulis, an abundant and widely distributed bivalve in European coastal waters. For more detail see publication.

Type of research, method collection and & data:
Laboratory experiment
Exposure to infective stages of different dose and exposure frequency
Counts of metacercariae in mussels
ER -