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Few parasites, and no evidence for Wolbachia infections, in a freshwater ostracod inhabiting temporary ponds

SYSNO ASEP	0351516
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Článek ve WOS
Title	Few parasites, and no evidence for Wolbachia infections, in a freshwater ostracod inhabiting temporary ponds
Author(s)	Bruvo, Ružica (UBO-W)_SAI Adolfsson, S. (CH) Symonová, R. (CZ) Lamatsch, D. K. (GB) Schön, I. (BE) Jokela, J. (CH) Butlin, R. K. (GB) Müller, S. (DE)
Number of authors	8
Source Title	Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. - : Oxford University Press - ISSN 0024-4066 Roč. 102, č. 1 (2011), s. 208-216
Number of pages	9 s.
Language	eng - English
Country	GB - United Kingdom
Keywords	alphaproteobacteria ; Cyprididae ; maintenance of sex ; microcrustaceans ; parthenogenesis ; Red Queen ; temporary pools
Subject RIV	EG - Zoology
CEZ	AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011)
UT WOS	000285305000017
DOI	10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01556.x
Annotation	In the freshwater ostracod Eucypris virens, both sexual and asexual reproduction is known, and we speculated that parasite pressures might help to explain their co-existence. This species complex inhabits shallow, often eutrophic temporary water bodies, conditions that should provide ample opportunities for parasite infections. We surveyed natural populations of E. virens throughout its Europe-wide range for natural parasites, and particularly tested for the presence of intracellular Wolbachia bacteria. Surprisingly, the results indicate that very few E. virens populations support parasite infections. We also found no evidence for the presence of Wolbachia in the populations screened. The results therefore show that parasitic infections do not play a role in the maintenance of sex in this system.
Workplace	Institute of Vertebrate Biology
Contact	Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524
Year of Publishing	2012

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