Eye fluke infection changes diet composition in juvenile European perch (Perca fluviatilis)

Abstract Intraspecific diet specialization, usually driven by resource availability, competition and predation, is common in natural populations. However, the role of parasites on diet specialization of their hosts has rarely been studied. Eye flukes can impair vision ability of their hosts and have...

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Main Authors: Jenny C. Vivas Muñoz, Christian K. Feld, Sabine Hilt, Alessandro Manfrin, Milen Nachev, Daniel Köster, Maik A. Jochmann, Torsten C. Schmidt, Bernd Sures, Andrea Ziková, Klaus Knopf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81568-y