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Low level infection by eye fluke, Diplostomum spp., affects the vision of three‐spined sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculeatus
Author(s) -
Owen S. F.,
Barber I.,
Hart P. J. B.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1993.tb00387.x
Subject(s) - gasterosteus , biology , stickleback , predation , three spined stickleback , zoology , selection (genetic algorithm) , ecology , trematoda , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , helminths , artificial intelligence , computer science
Experiments have shown thai infection by low intensities of the eye fluke affects the vision of three‐spined stickleback when selecting prey, and also shortens the reactive distance to the prey. The results have consequences for the fitness of the individual, and also for the study of prey selection.