How do fishes manage disease?

David B Vaughan; Richard J Saunders; Kate S Hutson

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2023.01.017

How do fishes manage disease?

Trends Ecol Evol. 2023 May;38(5):396-398. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.01.017. Epub 2023 Feb 11.

Authors

David B Vaughan¹, Richard J Saunders², Kate S Hutson³

Affiliations

¹ Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia.
² University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia; James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.
³ James Cook University, Townsville, Australia; Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand. Electronic address: kate.hutson@cawthron.org.nz.

PMID: 36775796
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.01.017

Abstract

Disease drives the evolution of proactive and reactive mitigation behaviours in fishes as for terrestrial animals. Understanding fish self-remedy behaviours could discover algal bioactives, reveal novel strategies for disease management, identify new habitats or ecosystems critical to population health and conservation, and enhance knowledge of interspecific evolutionary relationships and communication.

MeSH terms

Animals
Conservation of Natural Resources*
Ecosystem*
Fishes