Publication Type: | Thesis |
Year of Publication: | 2004 |
Authors: | G. Marie Zimmerman |
Degree: | Master of Science |
Number of Pages: | 1 - 131 + xii |
Date Published: | 2004 |
University: | Georgia Southern University |
City: | Statesboro, Georgia, U.S.A. |
Abstract: | [in part]I found six ectoparasite species (mean of 21.5 specimens/individual), including three Mallophagan chewing lice (Cuculiphilus decoratus, Colpocephalum osborni, and Degeeriella guimaraesi), one blood sucking mite (Ornithonyssus bursa), and two undescribed mites (Acari: Gabuciniidae). The new mites include an Aetacarus sp. and a species that may represent a new genus. My results expand our knowledge of the annual cycle of the Swallow-tailed Kite, thereby improving opportunities of conservation for this rare species. |
URL: | http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/46947.pdf |