| helminth parasites of native hawaiian freshwater fishes: an example of extreme ecological isolation. | the hawaiian islands harbor a depauperate native freshwater fish fauna comprised of 4 endemic gobies (gobiidae) and 1 endemic sleeper (eleotridae). we hypothesized that the natural helminth parasite community of these stream fishes would be depauperate because of colonizing constraints. in the absence of exotic fishes, native fishes in streams of hanakapi'ai and nu'alolo valleys harbored no adult helminth parasites. in hakalau stream on hawai'i and wainiha river on kaua'i, we found introduced sw ... | 1994 | 7931902 |
| host specificity and population structure of two exotic helminths, camallanus cotti (nematoda) and bothriocephalus acheilognathi (cestoda), parasitizing exotic fishes in waianu stream, o'ahu, hawai'i. | introduction of exotic fishes into hawai'ian streams has resulted in the simultaneous introduction of exotic parasites. camallanus corti (nematoda) and bothricephalus acheilognathi (cestoda) are the most prevalent and abundant fish helminths in hawai'ian streams. the population structure and host specificity of c. cotti and b. acheilognathi in exotic poeciliids were examined during may and june 1995 in waianu stream, o'ahu, hawai'i. prevalence and mean abundance of c. cotti were significantly di ... | 2003 | 12880255 |
| seasonal and yearly population dynamics of two exotic helminths, camallanus coti (nematoda) and bothriocephalus acheilognathi (cestoda), parasitizing exotic fishes in waianu stream, o'ahu, hawaii. | exotic poeciliid fishes introduced into hawaiian freshwaters are responsible for the introduction of several exotic parasites, of which the most important are camallanus cotti and bothriocephalus acheilognathi in terms of potential disease threat to native stream fishes. this roundworm and tapeworm are the most prevalent and abundant freshwater fish helminths in hawaiian streams. this study examined the seasonal and yearly population structure of c. cotti and b. acheilognathi to determine if the ... | 2003 | 14533687 |