Small-scale to large-scale and back: larval trematodes in Lymnaea stagnalis and Planorbarius corneus in Central Europe

0358345 - BC 2012 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Brown, Rebecca - Soldánová, Miroslava - Barrett, J. - Kostadinova, Aneta
Small-scale to large-scale and back: larval trematodes in Lymnaea stagnalis and Planorbarius corneus in Central Europe.
Parasitology Research. Roč. 108, č. 1 (2011), s. 137-150. ISSN 0932-0113. E-ISSN 1432-1955
R&D Projects: GA ČR GAP505/10/1562; GA ČR GD206/09/H026; GA MŠMT LC522
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60220518
Keywords : CENTRAL FINLAND * PARASITES * SNAILS * DIVERSITY * GASTROPODA * COMMUNITY * PATTERNS * DIGENEA * HOSTS
Subject RIV: GJ - Animal Vermins ; Diseases, Veterinary Medicine
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We examined the small-scale temporal and spatial variability in composition and structure of larval trematode communities in Lymnaea stagnalis and Planorbarius corneus in two fish ponds in the Czech Republic and compared the patterns of richness and similarity to continental and regional trematode faunas of these hosts. Comparisons with large-scale inventories revealed overall congruent patterns of decreased richness and similarity and increased variability at the smaller scales in both host parasite systems. The relative compositional homogeneity of larval communities in both snail hosts irrespective of scale suggests that historical data at small to medium regional scales may provide useful estimates of past richness and composition of larval trematode communities in these snail hosts.
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