Arthropod parasites of Antarctic and Subantarctic birds and pinnipeds: A review of host-parasite associations
Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Authors: | R. Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Palma, R. L., Mironov, S. |
Journal: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
Volume: | 12 |
Pagination: | 275 - 290 |
Date Published: | Jan-08-2020 |
Type of Article: | Open Access |
ISSN: | 22132244 |
Abstract: | Due to its cold and dry climate and scarcity of ice-free land, Antarctica has one of the most extreme environments on our planet. To survive in the Antarctic region, parasitic arthropods must either remain closely associated with their hosts throughout the entire life cycle or develop physiological adaptations to survive in the terrestrial habitat while their hosts are away foraging at sea or overwintering at lower latitudes. Forty-eight species of birds and seven species of pinnipeds breed in the Antarctic region, with 158 species/subspecies of parasitic arthropods recorded thus far, comprising: sucking lice (Echinophthiriidae), chewing lice (Menoponidae, Philopteridae), fleas (Ceratophyllidae, Pygiopsyllidae, Rhopalopsyllidae), pentastomes (Reighardiidae), hard ticks (Ixodidae), nest-associated haematophagous mites (Laelapidae), nasal mites (Halarachnidae, Rhinonyssidae) and feather |
URL: | https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2213224420300304 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.03.007 |
Short Title: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |