JPR Advance Access originally published online on February 2, 2006
Journal of Plankton Research 2006 28(4):413-418; doi:10.1093/plankt/fbi129
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fecundity limitation of Calanus helgolandicus, by the parasite Ellobiopsis sp.
Marine Research Division, Azti Foundation, Herrera Kaia Portualdea, Z/G 20110, Pasaia (GIPUZKOA), Spain
* Corresponding Author: aalbaina{at}pas.azti.es
Received 10 November 2005; accepted in principle 12 December 2005; accepted for publication 30 January 2006; published online 2 February 2006
Communicating editor: R.P. Harris
The effect of the parasite Ellobiopsis sp., on the fecundity of Calanus helgolandicus and Calanoides carinatus in the Bay of Biscay, was investigated in May 2003. An average of 6.8% of C. helgolandicus females were infected with Ellobiopsis sp., whereas none of the C. carinatus were found to be infected. An objective method of estimating gonad development was applied to quantitatively measure the effect of the parasitism on the reproduction of the copepod. Parasitism by Ellobiopsis sp. has the potential to reduce the fecundity of C. helgolandicus females.
![]()
CiteULike
Connotea
Del.icio.us What's this?
This article has been cited by other articles:
![]() |
A. Cornils, B. Niehoff, C. Richter, T. Al-Najjar, and S. B. Schnack-Schiel Seasonal abundance and reproduction of clausocalanid copepods in the northern Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea) J. Plankton Res., January 1, 2007; 29(1): 57 - 70. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
