Parasitology
Temperature and salinity as key drivers of eggs hatching success in sibling species of the Contracaecum rudolphii (s.l.) complex from European waters.
Marialetizia Palomba, Beatrice Belli, Gianpasquale Chiatante, Marta Favero, Daniele Canestrelli, Giuseppe Nascetti, Simonetta Mattiucci
Published: 202510.1017/S0031182025101108
Abstract
Egg hatching is a critical stage in the life cycle of parasitic nematodes and is strongly influenced by abiotic factors. This study investigates, under in vitro condition, the effects of temperature (5 °C, 10 °C, 20 °C, 30 °C) and salinity (0-70 psu)…
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