@article {68847,
	title = {Community of Chewing Lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera and Ischnocera) Parasites of Resident Birds at the Archipelago of S{\~a}o Pedro and S{\~a}o Paulo in Northeast Brazil},
	journal = {Journal of Medical Entomology},
	volume = {51},
	year = {2014},
	month = {Jan-09-2014},
	pages = {941 - 947},
	abstract = {<p>The current study describes the chewing lice community associated with seabird populations resident at the Sa ̃ o Pedro and Sa ̃ o Paulo Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean in Pernambuco State, Brazil. Adults of three species of seabirds were captured using hand-nets for the collection of biometric data and specimens of ectoparasites. In total, 320 birds were examined (120 Sula leucogaster (Boddaert), Brown Booby; 120 Anous stolidus (L.), - Brown Noddy; and 80 Anous minutus Boie, Black Noddy) of which 95\% were infested with 8,625 chewing lice, representing eight species of the genera Actornithophilus, Austromenopon, Eidmanniella, Pectinopygus, Quadraceps, and Saemundssonia. On S. leucogaster, Pectinopygus garbei (Pesso\&circ; a \&amp; Guimara ̃ es) was more prevalent and had a mean and median intensity of infestation signi\&THORN;cantly greater than those recorded for Eidmanniella albescens (Piaget). On the two Noddies, the species of Actornithophilus and Quadraceps were signi\&THORN;cantly more prevalent and abundant than Austromenopon atrofulvum (Piaget) and Saemundssonia remota Timmermann Most of the louse species had a highly aggregated distribution, with k exponent of the negative binomial distribution ranging from 0.04 to 3.06. A weak but signi\&THORN;cant correlation was found between the abundance of chewing lice and morphometric variables (body weight, wing, beak, tail, and tarsus lengths). It is possible that high rates of infestation have a negative effect on the morphological characteristics of the hosts, including the health of the plumage. All the lice species collected{\~N} except for P. garbei (ex S. leucogaster){\~N}were reported for the \&THORN;rst time from Brazilian populations of these seabird species.</p>
},
	keywords = {Anous minutus, Anous stolidus, chewing louse, ectoparasite, Sula leucogaster},
	issn = {00222585},
	doi = {10.1603/ME14094},
	url = {http://www.academia.edu/9984856/Community_of_Chewing_Lice_Phthiraptera_Amblycera_and_Ischnocera_Parasites_of_Resident_Birds_at_the_Archipelago_of_S{\~a}o_Pedro_and_S{\~a}o_Paulo_in_Northeast_Brazil},
	author = {Silva, H. M. and Michel Paiva Valim and Gama, R. A.}
}
