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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
Salsuginus yutanensis occurs on the gills of the plains topminnow Fundulus sciadicus Cope. The fish of this species have been found to vary morphologically and biochemically among disjunct populations. Morphological characteristics of the sclerotized parts of S. yutanensis were examined from 3 localities in Nebraska, over a 2-yr collecting period. Analysis of variance was used to assess morphological variation with respect to site and date. Worms from 2 localities, Keith and Saunders counties, differed significantly for most characters considered. A third site, also in Keith County, contained worms for which measurement means tended to be intermediate between those in the other 2 sites. This site-related difference was maintained over a pattern of broad seasonal variation and suggests that the site-related differences are of evolutionary origin. If this interpretation is true, then the parasite populations likely are isolated in a manner analogous to those of the host. However, differences due to effects of temperature on worm development were not ruled out as possible explanations for the observations although consistent temperature differences between the sites are unlikely, given the nature of the habitats studied.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-3395
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
744-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Patterns of morphological variation of Salsuginus yutanensis (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) over space and time.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 68588-0118.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't