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dc.contributor.authorKarvonen, Anssi
dc.contributor.authorLindström, Kai
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-05T07:10:37Z
dc.date.available2018-07-05T07:10:37Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationKarvonen, A., & Lindström, K. (2018). Spatiotemporal and gender-specific parasitism in two species of gobiid fish. <i>Ecology and Evolution</i>, <i>8</i>(12), 6114-6123. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4151" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4151</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_28059101
dc.identifier.otherTUTKAID_77674
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/58850
dc.description.abstractParasitism is considered a major selective force in natural host populations. Infections can decrease host condition and vigour, and potentially influence, for example, host population dynamics and behavior such as mate choice. We studied parasite infections of two common marine fish species, the sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus) and the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps), in the brackish water Northern Baltic Sea. We were particularly interested in the occurrence of parasite taxa located in central sensory organs, such as eyes, potentially affecting fish behavior and mate choice. We found that both fish species harbored parasite communities dominated by taxa transmitted to fish through aquatic invertebrates. Infections also showed significant spatiotemporal variation. Trematodes in the eyes were very few in some locations, but infection levels were higher among females than males, suggesting differences in exposure or resistance between the sexes. To test between these hypotheses, we experimentally exposed male and female sand gobies to infection with the eye fluke Diplostomum pseudospathaceum. These trials showed that the fish became readily infected and females had higher parasite numbers, supporting higher susceptibility of females. Eye fluke infections also caused high cataract intensities among the fish in the wild. Our results demonstrate the potential of these parasites to influence host condition and visual abilities, which may have significant implications for survival and mate choice in goby populations.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEcology and Evolution
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.subject.otherhost-parasite interaction
dc.subject.othermate choice
dc.subject.otherparasite community
dc.titleSpatiotemporal and gender-specific parasitism in two species of gobiid fish
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-201807023446
dc.contributor.laitosBio- ja ympäristötieteiden laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Biological and Environmental Scienceen
dc.contributor.oppiaineEkologia ja evoluutiobiologiafi
dc.contributor.oppiaineEcology and Evolutionary Biologyen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.date.updated2018-07-02T09:15:12Z
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.format.pagerange6114-6123
dc.relation.issn2045-7758
dc.relation.numberinseries12
dc.relation.volume8
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© 2018 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
dc.rights.accesslevelopenAccessfi
dc.relation.grantnumber292736
dc.relation.grantnumber310632
dc.subject.ysovirulenssi
dc.subject.ysoisäntälajit
dc.subject.ysoloiset
dc.subject.ysoparasitismi
dc.subject.ysoparinvalinta
dc.subject.ysoseksuaalivalinta
dc.format.contentfulltext
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p28481
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p23998
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p4493
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p8362
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p21441
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p14268
dc.rights.urlhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.relation.datasethttps://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4d0631b
dc.relation.doi10.1002/ece3.4151
dc.relation.funderSuomen Akatemiafi
dc.relation.funderSuomen Akatemiafi
dc.relation.funderResearch Council of Finlanden
dc.relation.funderResearch Council of Finlanden
jyx.fundingprogramAkatemiatutkijan tutkimuskulut, SAfi
jyx.fundingprogramAkatemiahanke, SAfi
jyx.fundingprogramResearch costs of Academy Research Fellow, AoFen
jyx.fundingprogramAcademy Project, AoFen
jyx.fundinginformationThe study was supported by the Academy of Finland (grants #292736 and #310632 for AK).
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