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Stage-dependent behavioural changes but early castration induced by the acanthocephalan parasite Polymorphus minutus in its Gammarus pulex intermediate host

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 August 2017

YANN BAILLY ,
FRANK CÉZILLY  and
THIERRY RIGAUD
YANN BAILLY
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Biogéosciences, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UMR CNRS 6282, équipe Ecologie Evolutive, 6 boulevard Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France
FRANK CÉZILLY
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Biogéosciences, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UMR CNRS 6282, équipe Ecologie Evolutive, 6 boulevard Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France
THIERRY RIGAUD*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Biogéosciences, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UMR CNRS 6282, équipe Ecologie Evolutive, 6 boulevard Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France
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*Corresponding author: Laboratoire Biogéosciences, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UMR CNRS 6282, Equipe Ecologie Evolutive, 6 boulevard Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France. E-mail: thierry.rigaud@u-bourgogne.fr
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Summary

Multidimensionality in parasite-induced phenotypic alterations (PIPA) has been observed in a large number of host–parasite associations, particularly in parasites with complex life cycles. However, it is still unclear whether such a syndrome is due to the successive activation of independent PIPAs, or results from the synchronous disruption of a single mechanism. The aim of the present study was to investigate the onset and progression of two PIPAs (a behavioural alteration: reversion of geotaxis, and castration) occurring in the crustacean amphipod Gammarus pulex infected with the acanthocephalan Polymorphus minutus, at different parasite developmental stages. Modifications of geotaxis in hosts differed according to the parasite developmental stage. Whereas the cystacanth stage induced a negative geotaxis (exposing the gammarid to predation by birds, the definitive hosts), the acanthella stage, not yet infective for the definitive host, induced a stronger positive geotaxis (presumably protecting gammarids from bird predation). In contrast, castration was almost total at the acanthella stage, with no significant variation in the intensity according to parasite maturation. Finally, no significant correlation was found between the intensity of behavioural changes and the intensity of castration. We discuss our results in relation with current views on the evolution of multidimensionality in PIPA.

Keywords

Behavioural alterationscastrationinfection syndromeamphipodaacanthocephala
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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 145 , Issue 3 , March 2018 , pp. 260 - 268
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