Publication Abstract
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An analysis of swimming performance in the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus L. infected by a parasitic dinoflagellate of the genus Hematodinium
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An analysis of swimming performance in the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus L. infected by a parasitic dinoflagellate of the genus Hematodinium
G.D. Stentiford, D.M. Neil, R.J.A. Atkinson and N. Bailey
Various components of swimming performance were measured in uninfected Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) and compared to animals at different stages of infection by a parasitic dinoflagellate (Hematodinium sp.). Animals showed a progressive decline in overall swimming performance as infection severity increased, with reductions in the number of tail-flips performed, the number of swimming bouts and the total distance travelled by swimming. The velocity of the first (giant-fibre mediated) tail flip and average velocity over the swimming bout were also significantly reduced in infected lobsters. Possible reasons for this decreased swimming performance are suggested and the implications of this for predator avoidance of infected lobsters in the benthic habitat, and for capture of Nephrops by trawl rigs are discussed.
Reference
G.D. Stentiford, D.M. Neil, R.J.A. Atkinson and N. Bailey (2000) An analysis of swimming performance in the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus L. infected by a parasitic dinoflagellate of the genus Hematodinium. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 247(2): 169-181
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G.D. Stentiford*, D.M. Neil, R.J.A. Atkinson and N. Bailey
- Publication Date
- May 2000
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Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 247(2): 169-181
- Publication DOI: https://doi.org/
