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But little is known about the effect of parasitic infection on predator\u2013prey interactions, especially in the case of schistosomiasis. Here, we present the results of laboratory experiments performed on Bulinus truncatus and Biomphalaria glabrata snails to investigate: (i) rates of predation on schistosome-infected versus uninfected snails by a sympatric native river prawn, Macrobrachium vollenhovenii, and (ii) differences in snail behavior (including movement, refuge-seeking and anti-predator behavior) between infected and uninfected snails. In predation trials, prawns showed a preference for consuming snails infected with schistosome larvae. In behavioral trials, infected snails moved less quickly and less often than uninfected snails, and were less likely to avoid predation by exiting the water or hiding under substrate. Although the mechanism by which the parasite alters snail behavior remains unknown, these results provide insight into the effects of parasitic infection on predator\u2013prey dynamics and suggest that boosting natural rates of predation on snails may be a useful strategy for reducing transmission in schistosomiasis hotspots.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1242\/jeb.129221","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,12,16]],"date-time":"2015-12-16T22:42:20Z","timestamp":1450305740000},"page":"3962-3967","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":44,"title":["Infection with schistosome parasites in snails leads to increased predation by prawns: implications for human schistosomiasis control"],"prefix":"10.1242","volume":"218","author":[{"given":"Scott J.","family":"Swartz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Giulio A.","family":"De Leo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA"},{"name":"Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chelsea L.","family":"Wood","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA"},{"name":"Michigan Society of Fellows, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Susanne H.","family":"Sokolow","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, USA"},{"name":"Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"237","reference":[{"key":"2021042509070644200_JEB129221C3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"20","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jembe.2014.04.018","article-title":"Effects of predation and parasitism on climbing behavior of the marine snail, Cerithidea scalariformis","volume":"458","author":"Belgrad","year":"2014","journal-title":"J. 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