tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post3009007351941944794..comments2024-03-27T19:39:11.723-04:00Comments on Parasite of the Day: Corynosoma cetaceumSusan Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-23367420805765919462012-06-24T01:28:19.223-04:002012-06-24T01:28:19.223-04:00I think the discovery of this blog just made my da...I think the discovery of this blog just made my day.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09651878975513658503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-8593175158226843942012-06-21T09:10:03.779-04:002012-06-21T09:10:03.779-04:00Garet this parasite will *not* kill you.
First of ...Garet this parasite will *not* kill you.<br />First of all it will not even be able to reach you unless you spend a lot of time swimming in the open ocean, eating fish like sandperch from the Argentine sea. <br />Secondly as stated in the post, it lives in the stomach of *dolphins* and in any case does not cause any noticeable pathology in their host. <br />Thirdly, it has nothing to do with cancer or oncogenesisTommy Leunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421993204602775597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-20397665393836553122012-06-21T06:54:48.595-04:002012-06-21T06:54:48.595-04:00OMG! This parasite might kill me. The features has...OMG! This parasite might kill me. The features has been so new to me, this is the first time that I saw something like that. My <a href="http://www.newhopemedicalcenter.com/" rel="nofollow">cancer treatment center</a> is not aware of those as well.GaretT_Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603779005472627941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-65367610044337217932012-06-20T19:43:13.570-04:002012-06-20T19:43:13.570-04:00Yes, male-male competition can actually quite inte...Yes, male-male competition can actually quite intense among acanthocephalans (though the details of any such competition in this species is unknown). For acanthocephalan male-male competition, see these papers:<br />http://faculty.uml.edu/rhochberg/hochberglab/courses/parasite/PDF%20Papers/Acanthocephala/Sexual%20competition.pdf<br />http://www.otago.ac.nz/parasitegroup/PDF%20papers/PoulinMorand2000-JZool.pdfTommy Leunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421993204602775597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-89681681430052958542012-06-20T18:22:23.892-04:002012-06-20T18:22:23.892-04:00I have another question. Why are the females small...I have another question. Why are the females smaller? Do the males compete for them in the stomach? Otherwise, what evolutionary advantage is there in a male being big?notElonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857651031212875523noreply@blogger.com