Immune Response in Crayfish Is Species-Specific and Exhibits Changes along Invasion Range of a Successful Invader.

ABSTRACT: Immunity is an important component of invasion success since it enables invaders' adaptation to conditions of the novel environment as they expand their range. Immune response of invaders may vary along the invasion range due to encountered parasites/microbial communities, conditions of the local environment, and ecological processes that arise during the range expansion. Here, we analyzed changes in the immune response along the invasion range of one of the most successful aquatic invaders, the signal crayfish, in the recently invaded Korana River, Croatia. We used several standard immune parameters (encapsulation response, hemocyte count, phenoloxidaze activity, and total prophenoloxidaze) to: i) compare immune response of the signal crayfish along its invasion range, and between species

SUBMITTER: Dragicevic P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8615248 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature