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Does interspecies hybridization affect the host specificity of parasites in cyprinid fish?
Parasites & vectors - 12 Apr 2013
Simková Andrea, Dávidová Martina, Papoušek Ivo, Vetešník Lukáš
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BACKGROUND: Host specificity varies among parasite species. Some parasites are strictly host-specific, others show a specificity for congeneric or non-congeneric phylogenetically related host species, whilst some others are non-specific (generalists). Two cyprinids, Cyprinus carpio and Carassius gibelio, plus their respective hybrids were investigated for metazoan parasites. The aim of this study was to analyze...
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