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Philornis downsi Dodge & Aitken 1968

2013
Published as part of LÖWENBERG-NETO, PETER & DE CARVALHO, CLAUDIO J. B., 2013, Muscidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Latin America and the Caribbean: geographic distribution and check-list by country, pp.
LÖWENBERG-NETO, PETER, DE CARVALHO, CLAUDIO J. B.   +1 more
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First record of the avian ectoparasite Philornis downsi Dodge & Aitken, 1968 (Diptera: Muscidae) in Argentina

Systematic Parasitology, 2011
Species of Philornis Meinert, 1890 (Diptera, Muscidae) are Neotropical dipterans that include species with parasitic larvae which feed on nestling birds. To date, all Philornis species that have been recorded from Argentina have parasitic subcutaneous larvae.
L, Silvestri, L R, Antoniazzi, M S, Couri, L D, Monje, P M, Beldomenico   +4 more
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Shifting microbiomes complement life stage transitions and diet of the bird parasite Philornis downsi from the Galapagos Islands

Environmental Microbiology, 2021
Summary Domestication disconnects an animal from its natural environment and diet, imposing changes in the attendant microbial community. We examine these changes in Philornis downsi (Muscidae), an invasive parasitic fly of land birds in the Galapagos Islands.
Polpass Arul Jose, Michael Ben‐Yosef, Paola Lahuatte, Charlotte E. Causton, George E. Heimpel, Edouard Jurkevitch, Boaz Yuval   +6 more
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Distribution of the introduced parasitic fly Philornis downsi (Diptera, Muscidae) in the Galapagos Islands

Pacific Conservation Biology, 2007
The avifauna of the Galapagos islands is characterized by a small number of endemic species, including the 13 species of Darwin's finches. The introduced fly parasite Philornis downsi reduces nestling survival and growth rate of altricial birds, and can cause mortality and morbidity of the nestlings. We examined the occurrence of Philornis downsi among
Fessl, Birgit, Wiedenfeld, David, Jimenez, Gustavo A, Kleindorfer, Sonia Marie, Valarezo, Juan Carlos   +4 more
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Philornis downsi– a recently discovered parasite on the Galápagos archipelago – a threat for Darwin's finches?

Ibis, 2002
The obligate dipterian bird parasite Philornis downsi and the facultative parasitic fly Sarcodexia lambens were, until recently, unknown on the Galápagos archipelago. The first sign of parasitism of P. downsi on Darwin's finches was found in 1997. Parasitism data were collected from 177 nests of 12 bird species, including eight endemic species. In this
Fessl, B., Tebbich, S.
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Interannual and interspecific variation in intensity of the parasitic fly, Philornis downsi, in Darwin’s finches

Biological Conservation, 2007
An integrative approach to managing host–parasite interactions that threaten species communities will benefit from identifying variation in parasite impact across host species, and host–parasite responses to annual climatic variation. We examine interannual, inter- and intraspecific variation in Philornis downsi intensity – an introduced blood sucking ...
Kleindorfer, Sonia Marie, Fessl, Birgit, Dudaniec, Rachael   +2 more
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Host‐specific associations affect the microbiome of Philornis downsi, an introduced parasite to the Galápagos Islands

Molecular Ecology, 2017
AbstractThe composition and diversity of bacteria forming the microbiome of parasitic organisms have implications for differential host pathogenicity and host–parasite co‐evolutionary interactions. The microbiome of pathogens can therefore have consequences that are relevant for managing disease prevalence and impact on affected hosts.
Michael Ben‐Yosef, Doron S. Y. Zaada, Rachael Y. Dudaniec, Zohar Pasternak, Edouard Jurkevitch, Renee J. Smith, Charlotte E. Causton, Maria Piedad Lincango, Shanan S. Tobe, James G. Mitchell, Sonia Kleindorfer, Boaz Yuval   +11 more
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Unraveling the mating secrets of the invasive parasitic fly Philornis downsi

Behaviour
Abstract Understanding the reproductive behaviour of invasive species is crucial for developing control techniques. This study investigated the mating behaviour and reproduction of Philornis downsi , an invasive parasitic fly that is threatening the survival of endemic birds
Paola F. Lahuatte, Charlotte E. Causton, Gabriela Jaya, Alejandro A. Castro-Luna, Diego F. Segura, Francisco Díaz-Fleischer, Diana Pérez-Staples   +6 more
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Isolation, characterization and multiplex polymerase chain reaction of novel microsatellite loci for the avian parasite Philornis downsi (Diptera: Muscidae)

Molecular Ecology Resources, 2008
AbstractAn enrichment technique was used to isolate 11 di‐, tri‐, and tetra microsatellites for the parasitic fly Philornis downsi (Diptera: Muscidae). These loci were polymerase chain reaction amplified in singleplexes or two‐plexes for P. downsi. The loci showed low to moderate polymorphism, exhibited between three and four alleles, and observed ...
Dudaniec, R., Gardner, M., Kleindorfer, S.   +2 more
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Interactions between the Avian Parasite, Philornis downsi (Diptera: Muscidae) and the Galapagos Flycatcher, Myiarchus magnirostris Gould (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2015
An incidental observation of the fly Philornis downsi parasitizing a Galapagos Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris) nest has revealed new insights into the searching behavior and biology of this invasive fly parasite and its interactions with endemic landbirds in the Galapagos Islands. Observations suggest that P.
Piedad, Lincango, Charlotte, Causton, Daniel, Cedeño, Johanna, Castañeda, Alexandra, Hillstrom, Deborah, Freund   +5 more
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