Browsing by Author "Packard, Amber J."

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Differentially susceptible host fishes exhibit similar chemo-attractiveness to a common coral reef Ectoparasite

Vondriska, Clayton; Sikkel, Paul C.; Dixson, Danielle L.; Packard, Amber J. (Springer, 2020)

Gnathiid isopods are common crustacean parasites that inhabit all oceans from shorelines to depths of over 3000 m and use chemical cues to find their marine fish hosts. While gnathiids are host-generalists, hosts vary in ...
Fish-parasitic gnathiid isopods metamorphose following invertebrate-derived meal

Nicholson, Matthew D.; Sikkel, Paul C.; Artim, John D.; Hendrick, Gina C.; Packard, Amber J. (ASP, 2019)

Organisms with a parasitic lifestyle comprise a high proportion of biodiversity in aquatic and terrestrial environments. However, there is considerable variation in the ways in which they acquire nutrients. Hematophagy is ...