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  1. Adaptive evolution of stress response genes in parasites aligns with host niche diversity

    Article • BMC Biology, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  2. An update on snail and trematode communities in the Sanyati Basin of Lake Kariba: New snail and trematode species but no human schistosomes

    Article • Parasitology International, April 2024, Elsevier

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  3. Sharing is caring? Barcoding suggests co-introduction of dactylogyrid monogeneans with Nile tilapia and transfer towards native tilapias in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, November 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  4. Monogenean parasites of Pseudocrenilabrus philander (Weber, 1897) (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in the middle Limpopo River basin, southern Africa

    Article • African Journal of Aquatic Science, July 2023, Informa UK Limited

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  5. Additional Taxonomic Information for Lamproglena hemprichii (Copepoda: Lernaeidae) Based on Scanning Electron Microscopy and Genetic Characterization, Alongside Some Aspects of Its Ecology

    Article • ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, December 2022, Zoological Society of Japan

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  6. Endohelminth parasites of male and female tigerfish, Hydrocynus vittatus (Castelnau, 1861), from the Sanyati basin in Lake Kariba

    Article • African Zoology, December 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  7. Mosaic or melting pot: The use of monogeneans as a biological tag and magnifying glass to discriminate introduced populations of Nile tilapia in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Genomics, May 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  8. Post‐impoundment study of the fish communities of Tugwi‐Mukosi Reservoir, Zimbabwe

    Article • Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use, December 2021, Wiley

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  9. Description of Tresuncinidactylus wilmienae gen. et sp. n. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae), from the gills of the bulldog, Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters) from Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Article • Folia Parasitologica, November 2021, Biology Centre, AS CR

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  10. Using the Kariba Invitation Tiger Fishing Tournament for monitoring an invasive crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Article • African Journal of Aquatic Science, November 2021, Informa UK Limited

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  11. Invasive snails, parasite spillback, and potential parasite spillover drive parasitic diseases of Hippopotamus amphibius in artificial lakes of Zimbabwe

    Article • BMC Biology, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  12. Exposing the Barcoding Void: An Integrative Approach to Study Snail-Borne Parasites in a One Health Context

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, December 2020, Frontiers

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  13. Spatial and temporal distribution of an invasive crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Article • Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use, November 2020, Wiley

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  14. Physico-chemical limnology during the filling phase of Tugwi-Mukosi, a tropical reservoir in Zimbabwe

    Article • African Journal of Aquatic Science, August 2020, Informa UK Limited

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  15. A survey of phytoplankton and zooplankton communities in the newly created Tugwi-Mukosi reservoir, Zimbabwe, during the filling phase

    Article • African Journal of Aquatic Science, July 2020, Informa UK Limited

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  16. Correction: Plague in Zimbabwe from 1974 to 2018: A review article

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2020, PLOS

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  17. More than meets the eye: A shift in the gastropod and trematode communities in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Article • January 2020, Research Square

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  18. Plague in Zimbabwe from 1974 to 2018: A review article

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, November 2019, PLOS

    Prof Maxwell Barson, Amon Munyenyiwa

  19. The Bacterial Flora on Selected Organs of Oreochromis Niloticus in Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe

    Article • South Asian Research Journal of Biology and Applied Biosciences, November 2019, SASPR Edu International Pvt. Ltd

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  20. Seasonal occurrence of metazoan parasites in Tigerfish, Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861 (Characiformes: Alestidae) from Sanyati Basin, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Article • Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, August 2019, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  21. A cascade of biological invasions and parasite spillback in man-made Lake Kariba

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, April 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  22. Emergence of infection with Aphanomyces invadans in fish in some main aquatic ecosystems in Zimbabwe: A threat to national fisheries production

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, June 2018, Wiley

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  23. The population dynamics of a recently introduced crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868), in the Sanyati Basin of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Article • African Zoology, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Tamuka Nhiwatiwa, Prof Maxwell Barson

  24. The diet of an invasive crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus (Von Martens, 1868), in Lake Kariba, inferred using stomach content and stable isotope analyses

    Article • BioInvasions Records, January 2018, Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre Oy (REABIC)

    Prof Maxwell Barson, Dr Tatenda Dalu

  25. Histological assessment of selected tissues in tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861) from the Sanyati Basin, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe: a DDT-sprayed area

    Article • African Journal of Aquatic Science, October 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Nyasha Mabika, Prof Maxwell Barson

  26. Two new species of Annulotrema (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from Hydrocynus vittatus (Characiformes: Alestidae) in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Article • Journal of Helminthology, July 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  27. Species of Gyrodactylus von Nordmann, 1832 (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) from cichlids from Zambezi and Limpopo river basins in Zimbabwe and South Africa: evidence for unexplored species richness

    Article • Systematic Parasitology, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  28. Tigerfish parasites in Africa

    Article • Acta Parasitologica, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Prof Annemariè Avenant-Oldewage, Prof Maxwell Barson

  29. Trace Metal Concentration in Two Matrices in an Urban Subtropical River

    Article • Journal of Water Resource and Protection, January 2015, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  30. Catfish parasites, metals and histopathology

    Article • Journal of Applied Ichthyology, June 2014, Wiley

    Mr Nyasha Mabika, Dr Tamuka Nhiwatiwa, Prof Maxwell Barson

  31. A Survey of Gill Histopathology of Thirteen Common Fish Species in the Sanyati Basin, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe/ Badania Histopatologiczne Skrzeli Trzynastu Pospolitych Gatunków Ryb W Zlewni Sanyati, Jezioro Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Article • Zoologica Poloniae, January 2014, De Gruyter

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  32. Metal Correlations and Mobility in Sediment and Water from the Gwebi River in the Upper Manyame Catchment, Zimbabwe

    Article • International Journal of Water Sciences, January 2013, IntechOpen

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  33. Impact ofLernaea cyprinaceaLinnaeus 1758 (Crustacea : Copepoda) almost a decade after an initial parasitic outbreak in fish of Malilangwe Reservoir, Zimbabwe

    Article • Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, January 2012, EDP Sciences

    Dr Tatenda Dalu, Prof Maxwell Barson

  34. Metal concentrations in water, sediment and sharptooth catfishClarias gariepinusfrom three peri-urban rivers in the upper Manyame catchment, Zimbabwe

    Article • African Journal of Aquatic Science, December 2011, Informa UK Limited

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  35. Impact of intestinal microorganisms and protozoan parasites on drinking water quality in Harare, Zimbabwe

    Article • Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, September 2011, IWA Publishing

    Dr Tatenda Dalu, Prof Maxwell Barson

  36. Influence of drought and flooding on the colonisation of floodplain pans by riverine fish in the Zimbabwean lowveld

    Article • African Journal of Aquatic Science, August 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  37. Parasite hybridization in African Macrogyrodactylus spp. (Monogenea, Platyhelminthes) signals historical host distribution

    Article • Parasitology, May 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  38. Diversity of metazoan parasites of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) as indicators of pollution in a subtropical African river system

    Article • Journal of Helminthology, September 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  39. Invertebrate communities in dry-season pools of a large subtropical river: patterns and processes

    Article • Hydrobiologia, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  40. Investigation of a parasitic outbreak of Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus (Crustacea: Copepoda) in fish from Zimbabwe

    Article • African Zoology, October 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  41. Taxonomy and Faunistics of the Helminth Parasites of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822), and Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) from Temporary Pans and Pools in the Save-Runde River Floodplain, Zimbabwe

    Article • Comparative Parasitology, July 2008, Helminthological Society

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  42. Nematode parasites of <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> (Burchell, 1822) from the Rietvlei Dam, South Africa

    Article • Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, September 2006, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  43. On cestode and digenean parasites of <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> (Burchell, 1822) from the Rietvlei Dam, South Africa

    Article • Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, September 2006, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  44. First record of Contracaecum spp. (Nematoda : Anisakidae) in fish-eating birds from Zimbabwe

    Article • Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, June 2004, AOSIS Open Journals

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  45. The impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in a eutrophic subtropical impoundment (Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe). II. Species diversity

    Article • Archiv für Hydrobiologie, October 2003, Schweizerbart

    Prof Maxwell Barson

  46. The occurrence of the tapewormLigula intestinalis(L.), inBarbus paludinosusfrom a small dam in Zimbabwe

    Article • African Journal of Aquatic Science, August 2003, Informa UK Limited

    Prof Maxwell Barson