Microinvertebrate consumption rates of Fasciola hepatica miracidia are not affected by alternate food.

Published: 16 May 2025| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/tyhs5bt6y3.1
Contributors:
Daniel McDowell, Frank Van Veen, Sarah Perkins, Jo Lello

Description

CSV files and R scripts for the manuscript "Microinvertebrate consumption rates of Fasciola hepatica miracidia are not affected by alternate food. " Data set 1 (Consumption) shows the consumption of Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) miracidia by Ostracoda and Cyclopoida. The associated R script is "AreFHConsumed". Data set 2 (ConsumptionTimeTrial) shows data to determine the length of functional response experiments. The Associated R script is "EstimatingExperimentTime." Data set 3 (Functional.Response) shows data of Ostracoda and Cyclopoida consuming F. hepatica miracidia and the ciliate Paramecium caudate. The aim of this data was to determine a functional response and investigate how the presence of an alternate food source affected the consumption of miracidia. The associated R script is "FH_FunctionalResponse."

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Institutions

  • University of Exeter Cornwall Campus
  • Cardiff University Cardiff School of Biosciences

Categories

Veterinary Parasitology, Functional Response

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