Entries by Anouk

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Cross-species comparison of parasite richness, prevalence, and intensity in a native compared to two invasive brachyuran crabs Goedknegt, M. A., Havermans, J., Waser, A. M., Luttikhuizen, P. C., Velilla, E., Camphuysen, K. (C. J.), van der Meer, J., Thieltges, D. W. Aquatic Invasions 12(2): 201–212, doi: 10.3391/ai.2017.12.2.08 (2017) PDF An introduced species’ invasion success may […]

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Spillover but no spillback of two invasive parasitic copepods from invasive Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) to native bivalve hosts Goedknegt, M. A., Schuster, A-K., Buschbaum, C., Gergs, R., Jung, A. S., Luttikhuizen, P. C., van der Meer, J., Troost, K., Wegner, K. M., Thieltges, D. W. Biological Invasions, 19:365-379 (2017) PDF Invasive species can cause […]

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Deeply hidden inside introduced biogenic structures – Pacific oyster reefs reduce detrimental barnacle overgrowth on native blue mussels Buschbaum C., Cornelius, A., Goedknegt, M. A. Journal of Sea Research 117: 20-26, doi:10.1016/j.seares.2016.09.002 (2016) PDF In sedimentary coastal ecosystems shells of epibenthic organisms such as blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) provide the only major attachment surface for […]

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Spatial and temporal dynamics of Pacific oyster hemolymph microbiota across multiple scales Lokmer, A., Goedknegt, M. A., Thieltges, D. W., Kuenzel, S., Fiorentino D., Baines, J., Wegner, K. M. Frontiers in Microbiology 7:1-18, doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01367 (2016) PDF Unveiling the factors and processes that shape the dynamics of host associatedmicrobial communities (microbiota) under natural conditions is […]

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Parasites and marine invasions: Ecological and evolutionary perspectives Goedknegt, M. A., Feis, M. E., Wegner, K. M., Luttikhuizen, P. C., Buschbaum, C., Camphuysen, K. (C. J.), van der Meer, J. Thieltges, D. W. Journal of Sea Research 113:11-27, doi: 10.1016/j.seares.2015.12.003 (2016) PDF Worldwide, marine and coastal ecosystems are heavily invaded by introduced species and the […]

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Biological invasions and host-parasite coevolution: Different coevolutionary trajectories along separate parasite invasion fronts Feis, M. E.,  Goedknegt, M. A., Thieltges, D. W., Buschbaum, C., Wegner, K. M. Zoology 119: 366-374, doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2016.05.012 (2016) PDF Host–parasite coevolution has rarely been observed in natural systems. Its study often relies on microparasitic infections introducing a potential bias in […]

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Tidal elevation and parasitism: patterns of infections of the rhizocephalan parasite Sacculina carcini in shore crabs Carcinus Maenas Waser, A. M., Goedknegt, M. A., Dekker, R., McSweeney, N., Witte, J. IJ., van der Meer, J., Thieltges, D. W. Marine Ecology Progress Series 545:215-225, doi: 10.3354/meps1159 (2016) PDF While the distinct zonation patterns of benthic organisms […]