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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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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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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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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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Louse fly (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) associations with raptors in southern Canada, with new North American and European records [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021
Louse flies (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) are ectoparasites often found on birds. As they spend most of their life on their host, they are not often collected or studied. Hence, little is known about their species richness and prevalence on raptors in Canada.
Valerie Levesque-Beaudin, Bradley J. Sinclair   +1 more
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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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Phylogenetic analyses reveal bat communities in Northwestern Mexico harbor a high diversity of novel cryptic ectoparasite species. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2023
Parasites are integral parts of the ecosystem. Using phylogenetic techniques, we found multiple novel lineages of bat bugs, flies, and ticks in Northwestern Mexico. For some ectoparasite species, haplotype distribution may reflect patterns of bat dispersal.
Najera-Cortazar LA, Keen A, Kitching T, Stokes D, Goodman SJ.   +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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Species and abundance of ectoparasitic flies (Diptera) in pied flycatcher nests in Fennoscandia [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Birds host several ectoparasitic fly species with negative effects on nestling health and reproductive output, and with the capability of transmitting avian blood parasites.
Tapio Eeva, Tommi Andersson, Åsa M. M. Berglund, Jon E. Brommer, Raimo Hyvönen, Tero Klemola, Toni Laaksonen, Olli Loukola, Chiara Morosinotto, Kalle Rainio, Päivi M. Sirkiä, Eero J. Vesterinen   +11 more
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