BILATERAL ASYMMETRY OF DIPLOSTOMUM INFECTIONS IN THE EYES OF LAKE WHITEFISH COREGONUS-CLUPEAFORMIS (MITCHILL) AND A COMPUTER-SIMULATION OF THE OBSERVED METACERCARIAL DISTRIBUTION

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作者
RAU, ME
GORDON, DM
CURTIS, MA
机构
[1] Institute of Parasitology, Me Gill University, Quebec
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10.1111/j.1365-2761.1979.tb00171.x
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S9 [水产、渔业];
学科分类号
0908 ;
摘要
Abstract. Fifty‐four per cent of the specimens in a sample of 147 lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) from northern Quebec exhibited a pronounced lack of bilateral symmetry in the distribution of metacercariae of the genus Diplostomum. This asymmetry was shown not to be a product of chance. A comparable degree of asymmetry was generated by a computer simulation incorporating a positive feedback mechanism. The simulation and the biological significance of such asymmetry are discussed. Copyright © 1979, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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