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An invasive fish and the time-lagged spread of its parasite across the Hawaiian archipelago.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Gaither Michelle R, Aeby Greta, Vignon Matthias, Meguro Yu-ichiro, Rigby Mark, Runyon Christina, Toonen Robert J, Wood Chelsea L, Bowen Brian W
Abstract excerpt
Efforts to limit the impact of invasive species are frustrated by the cryptogenic status of a large proportion of those species. Half a century ago, the state of Hawai'i introduced the Bluestripe Snapper, Lutjanus kasmira, to O'ahu for fisheries enhancement. Today, this species shares an intestinal nematode parasite, Spirocamallanus istiblenni, with native Hawaiian fishes, raising the possibility that the...
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