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Louse Flies on the Fly: Host Macroecology Shapes Interspecific Variation in Ectoparasite Prevalence Among Migrating Birds [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
The prevalence of ectoparasites is strongly affected by the host environment, which shapes not only host exposure, but also parasite transmission and survival.
Aleksandra Janiszewska, Piotr Minias, Radosław Włodarczyk, Maciej Kamiński, Dariusz Jakubas, Magdalena Remisiewicz, Hanna Sztwiertnia, Maciej Bartos   +7 more
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Host-related genetic differentiation of a polyxenic avian ectoparasite, Ornithomya avicularia (Hippoboscidae) [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Ectoparasites play a key role in ecosystems, affecting the health, behaviour, and reproductive success of their hosts. The parasite-host relationships are complex and dynamic, and selective pressures exerted by the hosts can lead to local adaptations and
Maciej Bartos, Dariusz Jakubas, Magdalena Remisiewicz   +2 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Ornithomya biloba (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022
The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Ornithomya biloba (Dufour 1827) was first sequenced and annotated in this study as the first representative of the genus Ornithomya. The complete mitogenome is 18,654 bp in length and contains 37 genes (13 protein-
Xin Li, Liang Wang, Ding Yang
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Avian Louse Flies and Their Trypanosomes: New Vectors, New Lineages and Host–Parasite Associations [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2022
Louse flies (Hippoboscidae) are permanent ectoparasites of birds and mammals. They have a cosmopolitan distribution with more than 200 described species.
Anežka Santolíková, Jana Brzoňová, Ivan Čepička, Milena Svobodová   +3 more
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Updated taxonomic keys for European Hippoboscidae (Diptera), and expansion in Central Europe of the bird louse fly Ornithomya comosa (Austen, 1930) with the first record from Slovakia [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2022
The available keys for European Hippoboscidae are outdated and do not cover all species currently known from Europe. Therefore, identification keys to the eleven genera and 31 species of the European hippoboscids are provided here.
Jozef Oboňa, Katarína Fogašová, Miroslav Fulín, Stanislav Greš, Peter Manko, Jakub Repaský, Jindřich Roháček, Oldřich Sychra, Martin Hromada   +8 more
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Ornithomya palmae species nova (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) a new species of louse fly from the Canary Islands [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
A new species of louse fly in the genus Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) Ornithomya palmae sp. n. is described from the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands.
Denise C. Wawman, Borja Milá
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Promiscuous specialists: Host specificity patterns among generalist louse flies. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2021
Ectoparasites such as louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) have tendency for host specialization, which is driven by adaptation to host biology as well as competition avoidance between parasites of the same host.
Aleksi Lehikoinen, Pekka Pohjola, Jari Valkama, Marko Mutanen, Jaakko L O Pohjoismäki   +4 more
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Citizen science reveals host-switching in louse flies and keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) during a period of anthropogenic change. [PDF]

Med Vet Entomol
A study of louse flies in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Ireland found 212 different interactions between Hippoboscidae and their hosts, of which 70 were previously unrecorded. No louse flies were found on aquatic species of birds. Host‐switching to gulls (Laridae) has occurred during a period in which these species have started relying on ...
Wawman DC, Smith AL, Sheldon BC.
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A new species of louse fly, Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), from the Russian far East [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) are specialized ectoparasites of birds, influencing host health and potentially acting as vectors of pathogens. A new species of the genus Ornithomya Latreille, 1802 (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), Ornithomya panovi sp. n.,
Aleksandra Yatsuk, Emilia Nartshuk, Tatiana Triseleva, Valeriy Shokhrin, Oleg Tolstenkov, Andrey Safonkin, Alexandr Matyukhin   +6 more
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Morphological and genetic variation in the Ornithomya avicularia (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) populations across northeastern Eurasia [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Generalist parasites provide valuable systems for examining how broad ecological niches influence patterns of evolutionary diversification. The louse fly Ornithomya avicularia (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) is a widespread avian ectoparasite parasitizing a ...
Tatiana Triseleva, Andrey Safonkin, Alexandr Matyukhin, Anastasia Klueva, Emilia Nartshuk, Mikhail Markovets, Anatoly Shapoval, Valeriy Shokhrin, Sergey Gashkov, Tatiana Rymkevich, Gelena Lunina, Oleg Tolstenkov, Aleksandra Yatsuk   +12 more
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