کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4371306 1302506 2010 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Characteristics of Crataerina pallida (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) populations; a nest ectoparasite of the common swift, Apus apus (Aves: Apodidae)
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی انگل شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Characteristics of Crataerina pallida (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) populations; a nest ectoparasite of the common swift, Apus apus (Aves: Apodidae)
چکیده انگلیسی

An essential pre-requisite to understanding the nature of a host–parasite relationship is a good knowledge of the parasite’s ecology, including its life history. Despite removing a significant amount of blood from their common swift (Apus apus) hosts, no detrimental effect of parasitism by the louse fly (Crataerina pallida) has been found. This may be because little is known of the characteristics of the populations of this parasite. We studied the structure of louse fly populations that may influence its pathogenicity. High levels of prevalence were seen, with 100% of nests being parasitized during 2007 and 2008. Louse fly pupae were found to be aggregated, with a frequency distribution best described by the negative binomial model in 2006–2008. The mean parasitic load per nest was 3.72 ± 2.65 in 2007 and 4.21 ± 3.09 in 2008, much higher than that found in comparative studies. Louse fly numbers declined throughout the swift breeding season. Parasite populations were heavily female biased, except for at the initial and final stages of the nestling period.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Experimental Parasitology - Volume 126, Issue 4, December 2010, Pages 451–455
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