Distribution patterns of ectoparasites of Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) chicks

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2015
Authors:L. Touati, Figuerola, J., Alfarhan, A. H., Samraoui, B.
Journal:Zoology and Ecology
Pagination:1 - 8
Date Published:Sep-02-2015
ISSN:2165-8005
Keywords:Algeria, distribution, ectoparasites
Abstract:

The aim of this study was to identify the ectoparasite community that may be found on the body of Glossy Ibis chicks Plegadis falcinellus in two Algerian wetlands, Chatt and Lake Fetzara, during the breeding season of 2010. Birds were parasitized by the following chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) species at both study sites: Plegadiphilus plegadis and Colpocephalum leptopygos (both Menoponidae), Ardeicola rhaphidius and Ibidoecus bisignatus (both Philopteridae). In addition, one tick (larva) Ixodes ricinus was also found at Lake Fetzara. All these ectoparasites were recorded in Algeria for the first time. Results showed that chewing lice varied in their spatial distribution at the infra- community level with some species displaying no microhabitat preferences, whereas others confined themselves to spe- cific body parts of their hosts. The recorded frequency pattern of chewing lice followed the negative binomial distribution.

Dviejose Alžyro šlapžemėse (Chatt ir Fetzara ežerai) 2010 metų perėjimo laikotarpiu nustatyta rudojo ibio Plegadis falc- inellus jauniklių ektoparazitų bendrijos rūšinė sudėtis. Abiejose vietovėse paukščius parazitavo utėlės Plegadiphilus pleg- adis ir Colpocephalum leptopygos (Menoponidae), bei Ardeicola rhaphidius ir Ibidoecus bisignatus (Philopteridae). Fetzara šlapžemėje aptikta viena erkės Ixodes ricinus lerva. Visi šie ektoparazitai Alžyre užregistruoti pirmą kartą. Šeimininke utėlės buvo pasiskirsčiusios nevienodai: vienos jų parazitavo tik specifinėse šeimininko kūno dalyse, kitoms mikrobuveinės selektyvumas nepasireiškė. Utėlių pasiskirstymas atitiko neigiamą binominį modelį.

URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21658005.2015.1005447
DOI:10.1080/21658005.2015.1005447
Short Title:Zoology and Ecology
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