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A study of the effect of temperature on the growth of Fasciola hepatica in Lymnaea truncatula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Nigel G. Nice  and
R. A. Wilson
Nigel G. Nice
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York, YO1 5DD, England
R. A. Wilson
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York, YO1 5DD, England
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The growth rates of the intramolluscan stages of the parasite Fasciola hepatica were determined at three temperatures 16°, 20° and 25°C. A graphical relationship of growth rate with respect to temperature was produced and a growth array was calculated from this. Meteorological data were summarized in the form of a temperature array. These arrays were then used in conjunction with a simple equation to simulate parasite growth within the snail host. A digital computer was employed to solve iteratively the simulation equation, initially by checking its application against experimentally determined results. It was then employed with the meteorological data to simulate growth with respect to environmental temperatures and the results obtained were compared with those derived from field collections. Estimates were also made of the duration of the shortest life-cycle under field conditions.

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Parasitology , Volume 68 , Issue 1 , February 1974 , pp. 47 - 56
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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