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From: Monogeneans in intergeneric hybrids of leuciscid fish: Is parasite infection driven by hybrid heterosis, genetic incompatibilities, or host-parasite coevolutionary interactions?

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R. rutilus-associated and A. brama-associated monogenean parasites in F1 generations and backcross generations of hybrids. Monogenean abundance (A) and species richness (B) of R. rutilus-associated and A. brama-associated monogenean parasites in F1 generations of hybrids (F1 AB × RR – F1 generation with A. brama mtDNA, F1 RR × AB—F1 generation with R. rutilus mtDNA) and backcross generations of hybrids (Back RR—backcross generation with A. brama mtDNA and paternal R. rutilus, Back AB—backcross generation with A. brama mtDNA and paternal A. brama). AB—A. brama, RR—R. rutilus. Three monogenean species (Gyrodactylus vimbi, G. carassi and Paradiplozoon homoin) were present on both R. rutilus and A. brama, therefore these parasite species were excluded from the analyses. Significant difference between R. rutilus-associated and A. brama-associated monogenean parasites in each fish group are shown by asterisks

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