*** The TPOINT project was completed in 2021 ***
However, exciting research results from the project are expected to be published
in the coming months, so swing by for updates from time to time.
However, exciting research results from the project are expected to be published
in the coming months, so swing by for updates from time to time.
The role of Mytilus edulis as an ecosystem engineer in coastal ecosystems. Green boxes highlight important ecological functions of M. edulis; dotted arrows indicate predation and commercial use; red and orange arrows and symbols show the life cycle of the trematode parasites Himasthla elongata and Renicola roscovita.
Project News
Loïc succesfully defended his MSc thesis on 'State-dependent changes in parasite avoidance behaviour in Mytilus edulis' and passed with flying colours (June 2021).
NEW ARTICLE: Mussel shutdown: does the fear of parasites regulate the functioning of filter feeders in coastal ecosystems? Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (November 2020).
NEW ARTICLE: Temperature–parasite interaction: do trematode infections protect against heat stress? International Journal for Parasitology (September 2020).
NEW ARTICLE: Mussel shutdown: does the fear of parasites regulate the functioning of filter feeders in coastal ecosystems? Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (November 2020).
NEW ARTICLE: Temperature–parasite interaction: do trematode infections protect against heat stress? International Journal for Parasitology (September 2020).