The role of the European bitterling (Rhodeus amarus, Cyprinidae) in parasite accumulation and transmission in riverine ecosystems

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Authors	DÁVIDOVÁ Martina BLAŽEK Radim TRICHKOVA Teodora KOUTRAKIS Emmanuil GAYGUSUZ Özcan ERCAN Ertan ONDRAČKOVÁ Markéta
Year of publication	2011
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Aquatic Ecology
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10452-011-9361-0
Field	Ecology
Keywords	European bitterling – Freshwater habitat – Metazoan parasites – Parasite transmission – Intermediate host
Description	In the present study, realized on seven populations of a small cyprinid fish species, the European bitterling Rhodeus amarus, we investigated (1) the role of the European bitterling as a potential intermediate or paratenic host, (2) the ability of the fish to accumulate parasites with similar final host group, and (3) its significance as a potential source of parasite infection in the ecosystem in respect to habitat characteristics.
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