EcologybioRxivPreprint
Assessing planktivorous fish as vectors of a plankton parasite
Nikolaos Dimitrios Lampadaridis, Carlos Manuel Herrera-Castillo, Dieter Ebert
This study shows that stickleback fish can transmit the parasite Pasteuria ramosa to its Daphnia host, contradicting the idea that predators reduce parasite prevalence.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.09.737450