Phthiraptera and Acari Collected from 13 Species of Waterfowl from Alabama and Georgia

dc.contributor.authorGarbarino, Valentina R.
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Joshua W.
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorProctor, Heather C.
dc.contributor.authorDik, Bilal
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T18:42:54Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T18:42:54Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractWaterfowl, including ducks, geese, rails and others, are host to a great diversity of ectosymbiotic arthropods. In this study, we collected ectosymbionts from waterfowl and analyzed taxon richness and total abundance to determine whether there were differences in the mite and louse assemblages of waterfowl of different species, genera, sexes, and feeding behaviors. Data were collected from 53 individual birds from 13 waterfowl species and 5 waterfowl genera taken from Georgia and Alabama. A total of 11 louse species and 7 feather and nasal mite species were collected from the waterfowl samples. Fulica americana (American Coot) harbored the highest louse abundance and taxon richness but had the lowest abundance of mites. Most significant results were driven by the Fulica assemblage. Significant sex differences were detected only between male and female anseriform birds, in which female hosts demonstrated higher mean numbers of ischnoceran lice than male hosts. No significant differences in mite abundance between waterfowl sex or genera were observed, but more mite taxa were found on diving waterfowl than on dabbling species. These data will help to provide a foundation for future research on the ecology of waterfowl ectosymbionts in the southeastern United States.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1656/058.012.0214en_US
dc.identifier.endpage426en_US
dc.identifier.issn1528-7092en_US
dc.identifier.issn1938-5412en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage413en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1656/058.012.0214
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/29729
dc.identifier.volume12en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000324378200013en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHUMBOLDT FIELD RESEARCH INSTen_US
dc.relation.ispartofSOUTHEASTERN NATURALISTen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.titlePhthiraptera and Acari Collected from 13 Species of Waterfowl from Alabama and Georgiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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