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Seasonal population dynamics of Neoechinorhynchus qinghaiensis in the carp, Gymnocypris przewalskii przewalskii, from Qinghai Lake, China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2024

Yang Tingbao  and
Liao Xianghua
Yang Tingbao*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China
Liao Xianghua
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China
*
*Fax: 86 20 84036215, E-mail: tingbao@public.guangzhou.gd.cn
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Abstract

Studies on the seasonal population dynamics of Neoechinorhynchus qinghaiensis (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) in its fish host Gymnocypris przewalskii przewalskii in the Qinghai Lake, China, were carried out with samples taken in May 1991, August 1992, November 1992 and February 1993. Prevalences were higher than 44% in all seasons. The mean intensity of infection was above 124 worms per fish. The maximum intensity of worms recovered from a single fish was 1402 in the autumn of 1992. Differences in the mean abundance, mean intensity and prevalence are not statistically significant relative to season and this is likely to be related to the stable temperatures recorded at the bottom of Qinghai Lake. Over-dispersed distributions of N. qinghaiensis in the host population, due to heterogeneity and feeding habits, were observed in all seasons. The size composition of both sexes of N. qinghaiensis showed males to be less than 3.5 mm and females between 0.5 and 4.25 mm, with the main recruitment phase in the worm populations occurring in the autumn, extending through winter and spring with the lowest recruitment occurring in the summer. The maturation and copulation of worms were mainly focused in the summer season. The sex ratio of female to male was both high in winter (1.51:1) and spring (1.48:1). The higher proportion of females and the change in the worm sex ratio in winter can be attributed to the reduced longevity of male worms. As immature male worms exhibit a higher proportion of the worm population than females in all seasons, further studies are needed to determine if such a situation compensates for the shorter life span of males.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 75 , Issue 1 , January 2001 , pp. 93 - 98
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2001

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