@article {65,
	title = {On the ecology and host relationships of Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) tilapiae (Acanthocephala: Quadrigyridae) from cichlids in Lake Malawi},
	journal = {Comparative ParasitologyComp. Parasitol.},
	volume = {75},
	year = {2008},
	note = {Cited By (since 1996):4Export Date: 23 April 2013Source: ScopusCODEN: COPAF:doi 10.1654/4321.1Language of Original Document: EnglishCorrespondence Address: Amin, O. M.; Institute of Parasitic Diseases, P.O. Box 28372, Tempe, AZ 85285-8372, United States; email: omaramin@aol.comReferences: Amin, O.M., Host and seasonal associations of Acanthocephalus parksidei Amin, 1974 (Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchidae) in Wisconsin fishes (1975) Journal of Parasitology, 61, pp. 318-329;Amin, O.M., Intestinal helminthes of some Nile fishes near Cairo, Egypt, with redescriptions of Camallanus kirandensis Baylis 1928 (Nematoda) and Bothriocephalus aegyptiacus Rys{\~a}v{\'y} and Moravec 1975 (Cestoda) (1978) Journal of Parasitology, 64, pp. 93-101; 
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},
	month = {2008///},
	pages = {278 - 282},
	abstract = {About 2,000 specimens of the quadrigyrid acanthocephalan Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) tilapiae (Baylis, 1948) were collected from 9 species of cichlid fish hosts (Cichlidae: Perciformes) in 7 different sites in Lake Malawi, Africa, during September 2005. New host records are noted in 5 species, Labeotropheus trewavasae (Fryer), Melanochromis vermivorus (Trewavas), Nimbochromis polystigma (Regan), Tropheops microstoma (Trewavas), and Rhamphochromis sp. (Regan). High prevalence of A. tilapiae was observed in all host species analyzed. The parasite manages to infect its cichlid hosts, despite their distinct trophic specializations. Nevertheless, significant variation in parasite load was detected between sympatrically occurring rock-dwelling (mbuna) cichlids, with Pseudotropheus zebra (Boulenger) showing the most heavy infections. In addition, significant variation in parasite burden was detected between sampling locations, but host gender and weight did not explain significant variation in the numbers of A. tilapiae individuals. Differential exposure to parasites and host susceptibility may explain the marked variation in parasite abundance among cichlid hosts. Worms appear to be recruited in the summer, develop and mature through the winter, and reproduce sexually in late winter and spring.},
	keywords = {Acanthocephala (worms), Acanthocephalus, Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) tilapiae, Acanthogyrus tilapiae, Acanthosentis tilapiae, Cichlidae, Cichlids, Host and seasonal relationships, Labeotropheus trewavasae, Lake Malawi, Mbuna, Melanochromis vermivorus, Metriaclima zebra, Microstoma, Nimbochromis polystigma, Perciformes, Prevalence, Quadrigyridae, Rhamphochromis sp.},
	isbn = {15252647 (ISSN)},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-51949118525\&partnerID=40\&md5=11f5629f4732f3b95b233a72b5a1da18},
	author = {Amin, O.M. and Van Oosterhout, C. and Blais, J. and Robinson, R.L. and Cable, J.}
}
