To each his own: no evidence of gyrodactylid parasite host switches from invasive poeciliid fishes to Goodea atripinnis Jordan (Cyprinodontiformes: Goodeidae), the most dominant endemic freshwater goodeid fish in the Mexican Highlands

To each his own: no evidence of gyrodactylid parasite host switches from invasive poeciliid fishes to Goodea atripinnis Jordan (Cyprinodontiformes: Goodeidae), the most dominant endemic freshwater goodeid fish in the Mexican Highlands

Abstract Background Goodeid topminnows are live-bearing fishes endemic to the Mexican Highlands (Mesa Central, MC). Unfortunately, in the MC, environmental degradation and introduced species have pushed several goodeid species to the brink of extinction. Invasive fishes can introduce exotic parasite...

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Main Authors: Miguel Rubio-Godoy, Ulises Razo-Mendivil, Adriana García-Vásquez, Mark A. Freeman, Andrew P. Shinn, Giuseppe Paladini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Monogenea
Gyrodactylus tomahuac
Gyrodactylus lamothei
ITS
Invasive species
Enemy release hypothesis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-016-1861-2

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