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New species of Forcipomyia (Microhelea) Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) ectoparasite of Phasmatodea (Insecta) from Atlantic Forest, Brazil [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de ZoologiaThe genus Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818 comprises approximately 1,150 species and has great diversity in the Neotropical Region. The species in the subgenus Forcipomyia (Microhelea) Kieffer, 1917 are commonly found as ectoparasites of stick insects ...
Caio Cezar Dias Corrêa +2 more
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The cost of ectoparasitism in cliff swallows declines over 35 years
, 2020 Host-parasite dynamics often vary over time, brought about by changes in the parasite's virulence or the host's ability to resist or tolerate the parasite.
Roche, Erin +9 more
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Function of Combs in Ectoparasites [PDF]
Nature, 1967 MANY ectoparasitic insects are characterized by one or more regular rows of closely set, large stout spines. These rows of spines are termed combs, or ctenidia, and have evolved independently in fleas (Siphonaptera), bat flies (Nycteribiidae), bat bugs (Polyctenidae), and in the beaver beetle Platypsyllus.
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Pathoecology of Chiribaya parasitism
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2003 The excavations of Chiribaya culture sites in the Osmore drainage of southern Peru focused on the recovery of information about prehistoric disease, including parasitism. The archaeologists excavated human, dog, guinea pig, and llama mummies.
Martinson Elizabeth +3 more
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Acta HerpetologicaThis study documents the first recorded instance of ectoparasitism of the Indian golden-backed frog (Indosylvirana indica) by the land leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica) in Agumbe, India. Observations indicate a specimen of I.
Mahesh Bilaskar, Surendra Walke
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, 2020 Avian brood parasites are expected to select host nests according to characteristics that maximize offspring fitness, such as reduced probability of ectoparasitism.
Soler, Juan José +3 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background Accacoelium contortum (Rudolphi, 1819) Monticelli, 1893 is a frequent but poorly known trematode found on gills, pharynx and digestive tract of the ocean sunfish Mola mola (L.). Although the morphology of A.
Ana Elena Ahuir-Baraja +4 more
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Ectoparasite Presence, Density, And Unit Load In Relation To Tent-roosting Behavior Of Neotropical Bats [PDF]
, 2009 Behavioral defenses have evolved in response to the negative effects caused by ectoparasitism. Within neotropical bats, roosting behaviors have been studied as a possible reaction to the presence of parasitic bat flies and mites. Tent-making, the process
Stuckey, Matthew, Stuckey, Matthew,
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Poultry Science, 2017 &NA; Ectoparasites are temporary or permanent skin dwellers. Megninia ginglymura (Mégnin) (Analgidae) causes economic damage in commercial poultry farms as a result of lower egg production or even death of the host.
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Group Size and Ectoparasitism Affect Daily Survival Probability in a Colonial Bird
, 2004 Little is known in general about how group size or ectoparasitism affect survival in colonial animals. We estimated daily within-season survival probabilities for nesting adult and recently fledged juvenile cliff swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) at ...
Brown, Mary Bomberger, Brown, Charles R.
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