Prevalence and diversity of Acanthocephala in stream-dwelling amphipods (Gammarus fossarum) around an urban area in the eastern Alpine foothills

Population dynamics of aquatic parasites respond to factors like host availability, habitat age and quality. Amphipods are intermediate hosts for Acanthocephala, a widespread group of parasitic worms. Acanthocephalan infections of amphipods can easily be detected, and the widespread occurrence of am...

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Main Authors: Fabian Gallhammer, Jacqueline Grimm, Susanne Reier, Kristina M. Sefc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press
Series:Parasitology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182025100449/type/journal_article
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