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Are Hippoboscid Flies a Major Mode of Transmission of Feather Mites? [PDF]

, 2000
Feather mites (Astigmata) are distributed around the world. living on the feathers of birds, but their mechanisms for transmission among hosts are not fully understood.
Francisco E. Montero, Aznar Avendaño, Francisco Javier, Dey, Tuhina, Anam, K., Sol, Daniel, Juan A. Raga, Ali, N., Panova, Miroslava, Afrin, Farhat, Mas-Coma, S., Anam, Khairul, Ali, Nahid, Raga Esteve, Juan Antonio, F. Javier Aznar, Tella, José Luis, Fons, Roger, Balbuena, Juan Antonio, Montero Royo, Francisco Esteban, Bush, A. O., Afrin, F., Mercedes Fernández, Ventura, D., Jovani, Roger, Dey, T., Valero Aleixandre, María Adela, Comes, Ana M., Latorre, Amparo, Fernández, Mercedes   +27 more
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Evaluation of Proctophyllodes huitzilopochtlii on feathers from Anna's (Calypte anna) and Black-chinned (Archilochus alexandri) Hummingbirds: Prevalence assessment and imaging analysis using light and tabletop scanning electron microscopy.

PLoS ONE, 2018
Proctophyllodes huitzilopochtlii Atyeo & Braasch 1966 (Acariformes: Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae), a feather mite, was found on feathers collected from five hummingbird species in California.
Youki K Yamasaki, Emily E Graves, Robin S Houston, Barry M OConnor, Patricia E Kysar, Mary H Straub, Janet E Foley, Lisa A Tell   +7 more
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Wing distribution of feather mites along elevation. [PDF]

, 2014
Average intensity (± SE) of mites per feather (primaries: P1–P10, secondaries: S1–S6 and tertiaries: T1–T3) in three altitudinal bands.
Sergey Mironov (598376), Mónica García (102470), Leandro Meléndez (598375), Paola Laiolo (156986), Roger Jovani (90432), Oscar Magaña (598377)   +5 more
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The probable association of feather mites of the genus Ingrassia (Analgoidea: Xolalgidae) with the blue penguin Eudyptula minor (Aves: Sphenisciformes) in Australia. [PDF]

, 2008
A new feather mite species, Ingrassia eudyptula n. sp. (Xolalgidae: Ingrassiinae), is described from the blue penguin Eudyptula minor (J. B. Forster, 1781) in Australia.
Proctor, H.C., Mironov, S.V.
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New records of feather mites (Sarcoptiformes: Proctophyllodidae) on tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae) from Brazil

Entomological Communications, 2021
Herein, three feather mite species (Analgoidea: Proctophyllodidae) are reported from tanagers (Passeriformes: Thraupidae) in Brazil: Proctophyllodes thraupis Atyeo & Braasch, 1966 on Thraupis ornata (Sparrman, 1789), Thraupis palmarum (Wied, 1821), and ...
F. A. Hernandes
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Redescription of the feather mite Gabucinia delibata (Robin, 1877) (Astigmata: Gabuciniidae), newly recorded from the hooded crow, Corvus cornix (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Corvidae) in Egypt

Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2019
Background Faunistic information about feather mites in Egypt is scarce, as well as in the Middle East region. Results Gabucinia delibata (Robin, 1877) (Astigmata: Pterolichoidea: Gabuciniidae) is recorded for the first time in Egypt from the hooded crow,
Mohamed Waleed Negm, Hassan Mohamed Hassan   +1 more
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Feather mites (Acari: Astigmata) and body condition of their avian hosts: a large correlative study [PDF]

, 2012
Feather mites are arthropods that live on or in the feathers of birds, and are among the commonest avian ectosymbionts. However, the nature of the ecological interaction between feather mites and birds remains unclear, some studies reporting negative ...
Blanco, Guillermo, Barba, Emilio, Frías, Óscar, Jovani, Roger, Galván, Ismael, Cortés, Verónica, Aguilera Prieto, Eduardo, Cantó, José L., Vögeli, Matthias, Atiénzar, Francisco   +9 more
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Fine-tuned distribution of feather mites (Astigmata) on the wing of birds: the case of blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla [PDF]

, 2004
The distribution of feather mites (Astigmata) along the wing of passerine birds could change dramatically within minutes because of the rapid movement of mites between feathers.
Roger Jovani, Jovani, Roger, Serrano, David, David Serrano   +3 more
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A preliminary report with new records of feather mites (Acariformes: Astigmata) collected from birds ringed at Boğazkent Bird Ringing Station (Antalya, Türkiye)

Acarological Studies
Feather mites (Astigmata: Analgoidea, Pterolichoidea) are arthropods that live parasitically or commensal on the wing, tail and body feathers of birds. These mites have high host specificity and diversity.
G. Eren, E. Kızılkaya, H. Karaardıç, M. Karaca   +3 more
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Feather mites (Acari: Astigmata) on birds of Cerrado in Distrito Federal, Brazil [PDF]

, 2008
O objetivo do estudo foi identificar os ácaros plumícolas em aves do cerrado. O mesmo foi realizado na Fazenda Água Limpa (FAL), Distrito Federal, Brasil, entre janeiro e agosto de 2002. As aves foram capturadas com rede de neblina e anilhadas.
Marini, Miguel Ângelo, Fonseca, Marcelo Andrade da, Valim, Michel, Kanegae, Mieko Ferreira, Freire, Nicolau Maués Serra   +4 more
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