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Patterns of trematode and nematode lungworm infections in northern leopard frogs and wood frogs from Ontario, Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2009

O.K. Dare  and
M.R. Forbes
O.K. Dare*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaK1S 5B6
M.R. Forbes
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaK1S 5B6
*
*E-mail: odare@connect.carleton.ca
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Abstract

In this study we examined trematode and nematode lung helminths commonly found in two species of host ranid frogs for competitive interactions. We examined 147 adult (breeding and non-breeding) and juvenile northern leopard frogs, and 84 breeding male wood frogs in Bishops Mills, Ontario for Haematoloechus spp. (Trematoda) and Rhabdias sp. (Nematoda) infections. A strong negative association between phyla of helminth was observed in breeding and juvenile northern leopard frogs, and also in breeding wood frogs, but not in non-breeding adult northern leopard frogs. Few hosts carried both types of worm concurrently. Thirteen northern leopard frogs carried dual infections, while 77 carried only one phylum of helminth. Twenty-seven wood frogs carried dual infections, while 54 carried only one phylum of helminth. We also observed spatial segregation of the two phyla in host lungs. Our study informs future research on the dynamics of interactions among lung helminths in these two host species.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 83 , Issue 4 , December 2009 , pp. 339 - 343
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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