HOW DOES A BLOOD FEEDING LOUSE (PHTHIRAPTERA: INSECTA) SURVIVE STARVATION: FOUR CASE STUDIES OF LICE ON HUMMINGBIRDS (TROCHILIDAE: AVES) AND CONSEQUENCES OF OVERCROWDING OF ADULTS AND THEIR EGGS

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2022
Authors:Y. Oniki, Willis E. O.
Journal:Regnellea Scientia
Volume:8
Issue:3
Pagination:106-115
Keywords:Chlorostilbon lucidus, eggs, Insecta, lice, Overcrowding
Abstract:

RESUMO Os malófagos (Phthiraptera) são ectoparasitos de aves e pouco se conhece sobre sua biologia. Os malófagos de beija-flores estudados aqui, são da família Ricinidae, e alimentam-se de sangue de seu hospedeiro. Aqui, apresentamos quatro experimentos para investigar como eles se comportam na falta de seu alimento usual, e os eventos que ocorrem com seus ovos no caso de haver uma superpopulação em um hospedeiro.

Palavras-chave: Phthiraptera, Insecta, Malófagos, Ovos, Superpopulação.

ABSTRACT Lice (Phthiraptera) are ectoparasites of birds and little is known about their biology. Lice of hummingbirds, studied here belong to the Ricinidae Family and feed on the host’s blood. Here, we present four experimental cases to test how they cope with the lack of their blood meal, and what happens to their eggs when there is a large population in one host

URL:https://sites.google.com/view/revista-regnellea-scientia/artigos/how-does-a-blood-feeding-louse-phthiraptera-insecta-survive-starvation
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