In some estuarine systems, the biomass of parasites is comparable to that of top predators (Kuris et al. 2008). Yearly productivity of trematode parasites, for example, was higher than the biomass ...

Free-swimming stage of the trematode parasite. A single infected snail can release thousands of these tailed-stage parasites into the water every day. At this stage the parasite swims out from an ...

To better comprehend the ‘hidden’ influence of parasites in community and ecosystem ecology, we use two empirical host-parasite systems from freshwater habitats: trematode parasites in pond ...

A study on the Californian coast found the sheer mass of parasites exceeded that of top predators. In particular, the biomass of trematodes was greater than that of birds, fish, burrowing shrimps ...

Further research on the trematode Levinseniella byrdi and its amphipod host Orchestia grillus revealed that the parasite alters the host's coloration and behavior, making it more conspicuous to ...

Infections from the parasites typically occur through ingestion of contaminated fish, crustaceans, or plants carrying the larvae of trematodes. It is estimated that about 100 species of foodborne ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a call for data and experts relating to parasites in food.

An estimated 3,000 scaup and several hundred coot were found dead on Minnesota’s lake Winnibigosh. Waterfowl hunters and officials from the Minnesota DNR first ...

The Bemidji Area Natural Resources Continuing Education Consortium is presenting “Scaup, Coots and Parasites on Winnie,” a natural resources presentation scheduled for 3-4 p.m. Aug. 18 at the ...

Context: Fish-borne trematode is a worldwide problem ... Results: Degeneration of the parasites was slowed by cooling: degeneration of all metacercariae took approximately 5 hours in the ...