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The effects of host diet on Thelastoma attenuatum (Nematoda: Thelastomatidae) populations in cockroaches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Pauline C. Peregrine
Pauline C. Peregrine
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College, Cardiff*
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Abstract

Experiments were constructed to assess the ellects or changes in the diet of Periplaneta americana on Thelastoma attenuatum. Synthetic diets depressed parasitaemia although apparently adequate for the host. However, adult worms were supported best by high carbohydrate levels although protein was necessary for the final moult. Little effect was observed on the distribution of worms within the htndgut although excess roughage appeared to result in a slight backward migration. Egg output per worm remained fairly constant but rose slightly under conditions of extreme stress. Dietary changes affected the size of adult female worms differentially but had little apparent effect on food reserves. Possible reasons for the changes are discussed

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 48 , Issue 1 , March 1974 , pp. 47 - 57
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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