Parasitism is accepted as being an essential driver in the organization of biological communities. However, although there are estimated to be more parasitic than free-living organisms, parasites have been largely neglected from ecological studies and we have a relatively limited understanding of their trophic ecology. Hence, in order to incorporate parasites into food-web models and ecological studies, basic trophic interactions between parasites and their hosts need to be assessed. Here, I investigated host-parasite interactions using stable isotope analyses on a broad range of marine fish hosts and their associated copepod and monogenean gill parasites. The study also provides insight into the gill parasite diversity of a number of host ...
Cymothoid isopods are a diverse group of ectoparasites of fish species, and are particularly conspic...
Heterogeneous exposure to parasites may contribute to host species differentiation. Hosts often harb...
Almost 200 years have passed since the first description of a marine fish parasite from South Africa...
The South African marine environment is highly diverse, containing >12 000 species of flora and f...
Parasitism, although the most common type of ecological interaction, is usually ignored in food web ...
AbstractParasitism, although the most common type of ecological interaction, is usually ignored in f...
The Cape Elephant fish (Callorhinchus capensis) and two common sand shark species (Rhinobatos annula...
PhD (Science with Environmental Science), North-West University, Potchefstroom CampusWith multiple s...
This paper describes the parasite community structure of the Cape elephant fish or St Joseph shark (...
D.Phil. (Zoology)Fish parasites may cause disease and lead to commercial losses. In order to constru...
International audienceAbstract Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen characterize trophic relations...
Populations of generalist species often comprise of smaller sub-sets of relatively specialised indiv...
Includes bibliographical references.The aims of this study were to observe changes in ectoparasite a...
Understanding the ecology of native fauna is important to monitor and improve ecosystem health. Para...
The parasite assemblage of snoek Thyrsites atun, a commercially important fish in the Benguela syste...
Cymothoid isopods are a diverse group of ectoparasites of fish species, and are particularly conspic...
Heterogeneous exposure to parasites may contribute to host species differentiation. Hosts often harb...
Almost 200 years have passed since the first description of a marine fish parasite from South Africa...
The South African marine environment is highly diverse, containing >12 000 species of flora and f...
Parasitism, although the most common type of ecological interaction, is usually ignored in food web ...
AbstractParasitism, although the most common type of ecological interaction, is usually ignored in f...
The Cape Elephant fish (Callorhinchus capensis) and two common sand shark species (Rhinobatos annula...
PhD (Science with Environmental Science), North-West University, Potchefstroom CampusWith multiple s...
This paper describes the parasite community structure of the Cape elephant fish or St Joseph shark (...
D.Phil. (Zoology)Fish parasites may cause disease and lead to commercial losses. In order to constru...
International audienceAbstract Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen characterize trophic relations...
Populations of generalist species often comprise of smaller sub-sets of relatively specialised indiv...
Includes bibliographical references.The aims of this study were to observe changes in ectoparasite a...
Understanding the ecology of native fauna is important to monitor and improve ecosystem health. Para...
The parasite assemblage of snoek Thyrsites atun, a commercially important fish in the Benguela syste...
Cymothoid isopods are a diverse group of ectoparasites of fish species, and are particularly conspic...
Heterogeneous exposure to parasites may contribute to host species differentiation. Hosts often harb...
Almost 200 years have passed since the first description of a marine fish parasite from South Africa...