Rhizocephalan parasitism is one of the most important biotic factors affecting commercially valuable crab species in families such as Portunidae and Lithodidae. In addition to the long term and permanent effects of this parasitism on the hosts (e.g. sterilization, cessation of growth), other functional problems may arise due to the considerable size of the parasite and to its particular position inside and outside of the host. In this study, experiments with the Mexican blue crab Callinectes rathbunae parasitized by the rhizocephalan barnacle Loxothylacus texanus were conducted in the laboratory to test whether the parasite affects the host's oxygen consumption rate under changing salinity conditions, A total of 83 crabs (49 parasitized and...
The rhizocephalan barnacle Loxothylacus texanus parasitizes the blue crab Callinectes sapidus in the...
Callinectes rathbunae and CalIinectes sapidus in Alvarado Lagoon, Mexico, were sampled monthly for o...
The impact of Sacculina carcini infection on the nutritional status of the shore crab Carcinu...
The osmoregulatory response of the blue crab Callinectes rathbunae parasitized with the rhizocepbala...
Osmoregulatory disturbances induced by the parasitic barnacle Loxothylacus texanu
Rhizocephalan parasites often infect commercially important crustacean species such as the blue crab...
Pathophysiological studies of rhizocephalan infections are rare. We describe differ- ences in the le...
The aquatic oxygen consumption of the estuarine brachyuran crab, Cyclograpsus punctatus, was investi...
Parasites may induce metabolic changes and imbalances in the redox status of hosts. This study teste...
An empirical equation is obtained for the dependence between the body weight and the oxygen consumpt...
The impact of barnacle epibionts on the condition of the shore crab Carcinus maenas was studi...
A histological study of the hepatopancreas of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus parasitized by the r...
Heterosaccus lunatus is a rhizocephalan barnacle which parasitizes the crab Charybdis callianassa in...
Carcinonemertes carcinophila is a nemertean from a genus of symbiotic, decapod-egg predating, marine...
"Parasites are known to affect behavior and physiology of hosts , influencing how hosts interact wi...
The rhizocephalan barnacle Loxothylacus texanus parasitizes the blue crab Callinectes sapidus in the...
Callinectes rathbunae and CalIinectes sapidus in Alvarado Lagoon, Mexico, were sampled monthly for o...
The impact of Sacculina carcini infection on the nutritional status of the shore crab Carcinu...
The osmoregulatory response of the blue crab Callinectes rathbunae parasitized with the rhizocepbala...
Osmoregulatory disturbances induced by the parasitic barnacle Loxothylacus texanu
Rhizocephalan parasites often infect commercially important crustacean species such as the blue crab...
Pathophysiological studies of rhizocephalan infections are rare. We describe differ- ences in the le...
The aquatic oxygen consumption of the estuarine brachyuran crab, Cyclograpsus punctatus, was investi...
Parasites may induce metabolic changes and imbalances in the redox status of hosts. This study teste...
An empirical equation is obtained for the dependence between the body weight and the oxygen consumpt...
The impact of barnacle epibionts on the condition of the shore crab Carcinus maenas was studi...
A histological study of the hepatopancreas of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus parasitized by the r...
Heterosaccus lunatus is a rhizocephalan barnacle which parasitizes the crab Charybdis callianassa in...
Carcinonemertes carcinophila is a nemertean from a genus of symbiotic, decapod-egg predating, marine...
"Parasites are known to affect behavior and physiology of hosts , influencing how hosts interact wi...
The rhizocephalan barnacle Loxothylacus texanus parasitizes the blue crab Callinectes sapidus in the...
Callinectes rathbunae and CalIinectes sapidus in Alvarado Lagoon, Mexico, were sampled monthly for o...
The impact of Sacculina carcini infection on the nutritional status of the shore crab Carcinu...