Feather mites (Acariformes, Astigmata) from marine birds of the Barton Peninsula (King George Island, Antarctica), with descriptions of two new species [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 We report on the first investigation of feather mites associated with birds living on the Barton Peninsula (King George Island, Antarctica). We found seven feather mite species of the superfamily Analgoidea from four host species.
Yeong-Deok Han +3 more
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Feather mites play a role in cleaning host feathers: New insights fromDNAmetabarcoding and microscopy [PDF]
Molecular Ecology, 2019 Parasites and other symbionts are crucial components of ecosystems, regulating host populations and supporting food webs. However, most symbiont systems, especially those involving commensals and mutualists, are relatively poorly understood.
David Serrano +2 more
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Two new species of feather mites (Acariformes, Astigmata) from the black-tailed godwit, Limosalimosa (Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae), in Korea. [PDF]
Zookeys, 2022 Abstract Two new species of feather mites are described from two individuals of the black-tailed godwit, Limosalimosa (Linnaeus, 1758), in Korea: Alloptes (Conuralloptes) neolimosaesp. nov. (Analgoidea, Alloptidae) and Phyllochaetalimosaesp.
Han YD, Mironov SV, Min GS.
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Entomological Communications, 2021 Feather mites are the most common ectosymbionts on birds. These obligatory symbionts are mainly transmitted during their host’s parental care, which creates high host specificity.
Luiz Gustavo de A. Pedroso +2 more
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Captive individuals of endangered Philippine raptors maintain native feather mites (Acariformes: Pterolichoidea) species [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2018 Endangered species of hosts are coupled with endangered species of parasites, which share the risk of co-extinction. Conservation efforts sometimes include breeding of rare species in captivity.
Sergey V. Mironov +4 more
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BirdsFeather mites play an important role in bird communities, covering a wide spectrum of associations with their hosts, ranging from parasitic to mutualistic relations.
Nevena Kolarova +4 more
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Folia VeterinariaFeather mites (Astigmata: Analgoidea and Pterolichoidea) are external symbionts that inhabit the feathers and skin of avian hosts. Studies on detecting feather mite fauna of avian hosts in Türkiye have increased in recent years, but they are still not at
Eren Gökhan, Eren Furkan
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Niche Partitioning of Feather Mites within a Seabird Host, Calonectris borealis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 According to classic niche theory, species can coexist in heterogeneous environments by reducing interspecific competition via niche partitioning, e.g. trophic or spatial partitioning.
Laura M Stefan +5 more
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Journal of Avian Biology, 2022 In order to investigate the relationship between feather mites and their hosts taking into account host ecology I examined relationships among feather mite load, and sex, age, wing length and body‐condition in the white wagtail Motacilla alba lugens.
Masaoki Takagi
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The relationship between infestation level and the welfare of cage-free laying hens experimentally infested with northern fowl mites [PDF]
Poultry ScienceNorthern fowl mites are the most economically important and damaging ectoparasite in the U.S. egg industry. The heterogeneous nature of mite infestation poses a unique welfare challenge; some hens become severely infested and others are more resistant to
Hayley L. Sutherland +3 more
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