| intraspecific variation of haematoloechus floedae harwood, 1932 (digenea: plagiorchiidae), from rana spp. in north and central america. | haematoloechus floedae was originally described from the lungs of rana catesbeiana in texas, and later reported in florida, in the united states. it was proposed to be synonymous with h. breviplexus, h. parviplexus, and h. varioplexus. we obtained specimens of h. floedae from rana brownorum and r. vaillanti in yucatán, mexico; r. cf. forreri and r. taylori in guanacaste, costa rica; and r. catesbeiana in georgia and california. some specimens were processed for morphological study; sequences of ... | 2005 | 17089764 |
| wrecking the curve: altered functional response of tetragoneuria (odonata: corduliidae) naiads infected with metacercariae of haematoloechus floedae. | the ubiquity of host-parasite interactions and their potential for substantial representation, in terms of overall biomass, within ecosystems suggests that parasites have the capacity to influence energy flow within an ecosystem. while the influence of certain parasites on prey behavior has been well-documented, parasites could also exert an influence on ecosystem dynamics by influencing predator feeding behavior. the functional response of tetragoneuria naiads was characterized by presenting na ... | 2017 | 28118094 |