I tested effects of infection by the parasitic larval nematode Eustrongylides ignotus on reproduction in the livebearing western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis. Generally, parasitized females had fewer developing broods than nonparasitized females. Parasitic nematodes significantly reduced fecundity in the western mosquitofish.
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1 June 2011
Parasitic Nematodes Decrease Fecundity in the Western Mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis
Raelynn Deaton
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The Southwestern Naturalist
Vol. 56 • No. 2
June 2011
Vol. 56 • No. 2
June 2011