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Migratory Songbirds as Potential Ectozoochorous Protist Dispersal Vectors. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We demonstrate that migratory songbirds carry diatoms (Bacillariophyta) in their plumage, revealing an unexpected avian–algal association. All seven bird specimens we examined contained diatoms—224 frustules representing 25 genera and 9 orders, primarily freshwater, benthic pennates—some retaining chloroplasts prior to digestion and mounting (implying ...
Fischer SE, Jackson JJ, Hoffman EC, Streby HM, Spanbauer TL.   +4 more
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Two New species of Pavania (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) associated with scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Tanzania and Madagascar

Persian Journal of Acarology, 2022
Two new species of Pavania (Acari: Heterostigmata: Dolichocybidae) phoretic on dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scara-baeidae), P. neoafricana sp. nov. has been collected on Heliocopris neptunus in Tanzania, and P. madagascariensis sp. nov.
Alexander Khaustov, Andrey Frolov
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Sydowia polyspora dominates fungal communities carried by two Tomicus species in pine plantations threatened by Fusarium circinatum [PDF]

, 2017
Producción CientíficaBark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) carry a diverse filamentous fungal community sometimes acting as vectors or carriers of phytopathogens.
Díez Casero, Julio Javier, Fernández Fernández, María Mercedes, Flores Pacheco, Juan Asdrúbal, Hantula, Jarkko, Muñoz Adalia, Emigdio Jordán, Sanz Ros, Antonio Vicente, Vainio, Eeva J.   +6 more
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Insect ectoparasites from wild passerine birds in the Azores Islands

Parasite, 2020
A total of 266 wild passerine birds (Passeriformes) representing eight species and nine subspecies from three islands of the Archipelago of the Azores were examined for ectoparasites. Two species of louse-flies Ornithomya avicularia and Ornithoica turdi (
Oslejskova Lucie, Kounkova Sarka, Gustafsson Daniel R., Resendes Roberto, Rodrigues Pedro, Literak Ivan, Sychra Oldrich   +6 more
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First record of Poecilochirus mrciaki Mašán, 1999 (Acari, Parasitidae) and its phoretic carriers in the Iberian peninsula [PDF]

, 2019
We report for the first time the presence of Poecilochirus mrciaki Mašán, 1999 in the South of Europe, in the Iberian peninsula and on new carrier insects.
Perotti, M. Alejandra, Saloña-Bordas, Marta I.   +1 more
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Association of Fig Pollinating Wasps and Fig Nematodes inside Male and Female Figs of a Dioecious Fig Tree in Sumatra, Indonesia

Insects, 2022
Nematodes can grow within the inflorescences of many fig trees (Ficus spp., Moraceae); however, the feeding behaviour of most nematodes is not known. Fig pollinating wasps (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) transfer nematodes into young figs upon the wasps’ entry ...
Jauharlina, Hartati Oktarina, Rina Sriwati, Muhammad Sayuthi, Natsumi Kanzaki, Rupert J. Quinnell, Stephen G. Compton   +6 more
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Phoretic association between larvae of Rheotanytarsus (Diptera: Chironomidae) and genera of Odonata in a first-order stream in an area of Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil

Zoologia (Curitiba), 2009
In this note, the occurrence of phoresy between larvae of Rheotanitarsus sp. (Diptera: Chironomidae) and larvae of Heteragrion sp. (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae) and of unidentified genera of Calopterygidae (Odonata) collected in a first-order stream in an
Beatriz F. J. Vescovi Rosa, Renato T. Martins, Vívian C. de Oliveira, Roberto da G. Alves   +3 more
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New records of heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Heterostimatina) from dry rice cultivation of Gorgan, northern Iran [PDF]

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 2022
View on Scopus Gorgan, is a city in northern Iran where its moderate and humid climate and fertile soil provides an appropriate condition for various arthropods and crops.
Vahid Rahiminejad, Mohsen Yazdanian, Safieh Zeitounli   +2 more
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Dispersal Capabilities Do Not Parallel Ecology and Cryptic Speciation in European Cheliferidae Pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferidae)

Diversity, 2023
The ability to disperse has continually shaped both the distribution and diversification of biota, and it affects the survival of the species with respect to wide-ranging habitat loss.
Pavel Just, František Šťáhlavský, Petr Bogusch, Alena Astapenková, Vera Opatova   +4 more
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Field Translocation of Mountain Pine Beetles Suggests Phoretic Mite Communities Are Locally Adapted, and Mite Populations Respond Variably to Climate Warming

Insects, 2021
Temperature is a key determining factor in the population dynamics of forest insects and their associated biota. Bark beetles, often considered key agents of change in forest ecosystems, are particularly affected by warming in their environment.
Sneha Vissa, David N. Soderberg, Richard W. Hofstetter   +2 more
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