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Aspects of in vivo growth of the plerocercoid stage of Schistocephalus solidus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

R. H. Meakins  and
M. Walkey
R. H. Meakins
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Comparative Physiology, Queen Mary College, Mile End Road, London E1 4N8.
M. Walkey
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Comparative Physiology, Queen Mary College, Mile End Road, London E1 4N8.
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1. The in vivo growth of Schistocephalus solidus plerocercoids was investigated by surgical implantation of worms into the body cavity of uninfected, recipient sticklebacks. 2. Burdens of one, two and five worms were used. 3. Results show a reduction in parasite growth with both increasing size and increasing numbers of parasites. 4. Reasons for the decrease in growth rate of multiple burdens are discussed and reference is made to the significance of burden size in completion of the life-cycle under natural conditions.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 67 , Issue 2 , October 1973 , pp. 133 - 141
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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