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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Water availability strongly influences the ecology of terrestrial birds and mammals. It will likely play an increasing role as a limiting factor as climate change and human demand make water availability scarcer. However, we lack a knowledge synthesis describing our current understanding of the use of water sources, particularly for wildlife hydration.
Carlos M. Delgado‐Martínez +3 more
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The Enigmatic Spelaeorhynchidae Oudemans, 1902 (Acari: Mesostigmata) Blood-Feeding Ectoparasites Infesting Neotropical Bats, with Catalog and Notes on a Collection from the Manú Biosphere Reserve in Peru [PDF]
, 2020 A survey of ectoparasites associated with bats collected along an elevational transect in the Manú Biosphere Reserve, Peru, includes specimens of two species of an unusual and rarely collected family of parasitic mites, the Spelaeorhynchidae Oudemans ...
Epperson, Madalyne +3 more
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Wood Ducks as Accidental Hosts of the Squirrel Flea, \u3ci\u3eOrchopeas Howardi\u3c/i\u3e (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) On 21 May 1985, two recently hatched wood ducklings, Aix sponsa (L.), brought to the McHenry County Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Woodstock, Illinois, were inspected for ...
Baumgartner, Donald L, Kane, Andrea
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Molecular detection of Bartonella spp. and Rickettsia spp. in bat ectoparasites in Brazil
PLoS ONE, 2018 The family Streblidae comprises a monophyletic group of Hippoboscoidea, hematophagous dipterans that parasitize bats. Bartonella spp. and Rickettsia spp.
Renan Bressianini do Amaral +5 more
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Alteration of cleaner wrasse cognition and brain morphology under marine heatwaves
Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Heatwaves, exacerbated by global warming, are progressively affecting various ecosystems, with coral reefs among the most susceptible. Within these ecosystems, cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus) engage in cooperative interactions with client fish by removing ...
Beatriz Pereira +3 more
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The microbiota of hematophagous ectoparasites collected from migratory birds
PLoS ONE, 2018 Arthropod vectors are responsible for the transmission of human pathogens worldwide. Several arthropod species are bird ectoparasites, however, no study to date has characterized their microbiota as a whole.
F. Cerutti +12 more
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Insect Science, EarlyView.Lipid analysis of field‐collected ticks unveiled a complex population structure and supports the potential for several stages to overwinter. Abstract The seasonality of Haemaphysalis longicornis in the United States comprises overlapping life stages in the spring and summer.
Matthew Bickerton +2 more
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Lice, Mites, and Ticks of Southeastern Wisconsin Mammals [PDF]
, 2017 Seventeen species of southeastern Wisconsin mammals were found to 6e infected with arthropod ectoparasites other than fleas. One host species was infested with one species of biting lice (Mallophaga), five with five species of sucking lice (Anoplura ...
Amin, Omar M
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Detection of vector-borne pathogens in cats and their ectoparasites in southern Italy
Parasites & Vectors, 2016 Vector-borne pathogens are the subject of several investigations due to the zoonotic concern of some of them. However, limited data are available about the simultaneous presence of these pathogens in cats and their ectoparasites.
M. Persichetti +6 more
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EuroChoices, EarlyView.Summary The economic, ecological and animal welfare impacts of fur farming in the European Union have been debated for decades, culminating in proposals for an EU‐wide ban on keeping animals solely for fur production. The Covid‐19 pandemic further intensified these discussions, particularly within individual Member States.
Martina Bozzola, Farah Hamdan
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