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Parasites and marine invasions by Tourchin, M E, Lafferty, K D, Kuris, A M

“…Introduced marine species are a major environmental and economic problem. The rate of these biological invasions has substantially increased in recent years…”
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Small Estuarine Fishes Feed on Large Trematode Cercariae: Lab and Field Investigations by Kaplan, Amber T, Rebhal, S, Lafferty, K. D, Kuris, A. M

“…In aquatic ecosystems, dense populations of snails can shed millions of digenean trematode cercariae every day. These short-lived, free-living larvae are rich…”
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A synthetic workflow for coordinated direct observation and genetic tagging applied to a complex host-parasite interaction by Nguyen, A. T., Kuwata, C., Kuris, A. M.

“…An important aspect influencing host specificity is a parasite’s compatibility, or ability, to infect a potential host. Here, we examine the compatibility…”
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Eradication revisited: dealing with exotic species by Myers, Judith H., Simberloff, Daniel, Kuris, Armand M., Carey, James R.

“…Invasions of nonindigenous species threaten native biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, animal and plant health, and human economies. The best solution is to…”
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Ecology of the Brain Trematode Euhaplorchis californiensis and Its Host, the California Killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis) by Shaw, J. C, Hechinger, R. F, Lafferty, K. D, Kuris, A. M

“…We describe the distribution and abundance of the brain-encysting trematode Euhaplorchis californiensis and its second intermediate host, the California…”
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Intraguild predation by shore crabs affects mortality, behavior, growth, and densities of California horn snails by Lorda, J, Hechinger, R F, Cooper, S D, Kuris, A M, Lafferty, K D

“…Abstract The California horn snail, Cerithideopsis californica , and the shore crabs, Pachygrapsus crassipes and Hemigrapsus oregonensis , compete for…”
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How Environmental Stress Affects the Impacts of Parasites by Lafferty, Kevin D., Kuris, Armand M.

“…Parasites occur in nearly every population. They often interact in complex ways with other stressors. In some cases, the interaction may lead to a…”
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Host density increases parasite recruitment but decreases host risk in a snail—trematode system by Buck, J. C., Hechinger, R. F., Wood, A. C., Stewart, T. E., Kuris, A. M., Lafferty, K. D.

“…Most species aggregate in local patches. High host density in patches increases contact rate between hosts and parasites, increasing parasite transmission…”
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Digenean metacercariae of fishes from the lagoon flats of Palmyra Atoll, Eastern Indo-Pacific by Vidal-Martínez, V M, Aguirre-Macedo, M L, McLaughlin, J P, Hechinger, R F, Jaramillo, A G, Shaw, J C, James, A K, Kuris, A M, Lafferty, K D

“…Although many studies on the taxonomy of digenean trematodes of marine fishes have been completed in the Eastern Indo-Pacific (EIP) marine ecoregion, only a…”
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Size-related mortality due to gnathiid isopod micropredation correlates with settlement size in coral reef fishes by Grutter, A. S., Blomberg, S. P., Fargher, B., Kuris, A. M., McCormick, M. I., Warner, R. R.

“…The transition between the planktonic and the benthic habitat is a critical period for the larvae of many demersal marine organisms. Understanding the…”
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Parasites of coral reef fish larvae: its role in the pelagic larval stage by Duong, B., Blomberg, S. P., Cribb, T. H., Cowman, P. F., Kuris, A. M., McCormick, M. I., Warner, R. R., Sun, D., Grutter, A. S.

“…The pelagic larval stage is a critical component of the life cycle of most coral reef fishes, but the adaptive significance of this stage remains…”
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Analysis of larval trematode communities by Lafferty, K. D., Sammond, D. T., Kuris, A. M.

“…We can compare natural communities with null models of communities to indicate how they differ from random assemblages of species (i.e., how much structure is…”
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SELECTIVE PREDATION ON PARASITIZED PREY—A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO HELMINTH SPECIES WITH DIFFERENT LIFE-HISTORY STRATEGIES by Knudsen, R, Gabler, H-M, Kuris, A. M, Amundsen, P-A

“…In Lake Fjellfrøsvatn, northern Norway, the larval helminths Cyathocephalus truncatus and Cystidicola farionis use Gammarus lacustris as intermediate hosts and…”
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Parasite manipulation of brain monoamines in California killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis) by the trematode Euhaplorchis californiensis by Shaw, J.C, Korzan, W.J, Carpenter, R.E, Kuris, A.M, Lafferty, K.D, Summers, C.H, Øverli, Ø

“…affects only specific locomotory behaviours. We hypothesised that changes in the serotonin and dopamine metabolism, essential for controlling locomotion and…”
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Introduced species and their missing parasites by Torchin, Mark E, Lafferty, Kevin D, Dobson, Andrew P, McKenzie, Valerie J, Kuris, Armand M

“…Damage caused by introduced species results from the high population densities and large body sizes that they attain in their new location. Escape from the…”
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Histopathological effects of trypanorhynch metacestodes in the digestive gland of a novel host, Carcinus maenas (Decapoda) by GURNEY, R. H, NOWAK, B. F, DYKOVA, I, KURIS, A. M

“…The green crab Carcinus maenas was introduced to Australian temperate waters in the late 1800s, has since become established, and is now considered to be a…”
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Trophic strategies, animal diversity and body size by Lafferty, Kevin D., Kuris, Armand M.

“…A primary difference between predators and parasites is the number of victims that an individual attacks throughout a life-history stage. A key division within…”
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Parasites in the thoracic ganglion of Pachygrapsus marmoratus (Brachyura: Grapsidae) from the coast of Portugal by Kuris, A M, Torchin, M E, Lafferty, K D

“…We examined 149 marbled shore crabs, Pachygrapsus marmoratus, from the coast of Portugal for parasites. In particular, we focused our effort on the crab…”
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Impact of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii on Schistosoma haematobium transmission in Kenya by Mkoji, G M, Hofkin, B V, Kuris, A M, Stewart-Oaten, A, Mungai, B N, Kihara, J H, Mungai, F, Yundu, J, Mbui, J, Rashid, J R, Kariuki, C H, Ouma, J H, Koech, D K, Loker, E S

“…The Louisiana red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, which was introduced into east Africa in the 1950s or 1960s, has since widely dispersed. Previous work…”
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Interactions between juvenile marine fish and gnathiid isopods: predation versus micropredation by Penfold, Rose, Grutter, Alexandra S., Kuris, Armand M., McCormick, Mark I., Jones, Conor M.

“…Theory suggests that micropredators can be virulent and that they will impact smaller hosts more than larger ones. We examined the interactions between…”
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