MACROPARASITE COMMUNITY AND ASYMMETRY OF THE YELLOW EEL ANGUILLA ANGUILLA IN SALSES-LEUCATE LAGOON, SOUTHERN FRANCE

European eel parasites, in particular invasive species, are suspected to have a strong influence on the population dynamics of their host. The aim of this work was to study the relationship between parasitic fauna of yellow eels caught at Salses-Leucate lagoon and the fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of some functional bilateral traits: pectoral fins, eyes and otoliths. Epidemiological distance matrices and FA distance matrices were calculated on the basis of the Euclidian distances between each pair of eel and were then compared with a Mantel test in order to establish if there was a relationship between parasitism and FA. Our results revealed different morphological characteristics between eels caught at different dates; only otoliths were found asymmetric. The parasite richness was of 10 species, 1 Nematoda, 1 Acanthocephala, 1 Monogenea and 7 Digenea. We failed to find a significant relationship between asymmetry and parasitism, except for parasites found in the stomach. We discussed the results in the light of the eel life cycle, the specificity of parasite - eel systems and the impact of parasites on the host physiology.

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G. FAZIO, R. LECOMTE-FINIGER, J. BARTRINA, H. MONÉ, P. SASAL

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Mots clés :

Parasites, eels, fluctuating asymmetry, distance matrices, Salses-Leucate lagoon, Parasites, anguilles, asymétrie fluctuante, matrices de distance, lagune de Salses-Leucate

Thème (issu du Text Mining) :

FAUNE, MILIEU NATUREL

Date :

2008-04-01

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https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae:2005006

Langue :

Anglais

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