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The occurrence of a trematode larva in a population of Littorina saxatilis (Olivi)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

A. J. Berry
A. J. Berry
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
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1. Annual fluctuations in the percentage of L. saxatilis infected by Cercaria ubiquitoides at Whitstable, Kent, are described.

2. Females are consistently more frequently parasitized than males.

3. At higher shore stations more L. saxatilis are parasitized than at lower shore stations.

4. Possible reasons for the above phenomena are discussed together with the relationship between trematode infection and the reproductive activity of L. saxatilis.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 52 , Issue 1-2 , May 1962 , pp. 237 - 240
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1962

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