干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Aridity and avian ectoparasites: who, how many and where?

Arid

DOI	10.7818/ECOS.1986
	Aridity and avian ectoparasites: who, how many and where?
	Veiga, J.; Valera, F.
通讯作者	Veiga, J
来源期刊	ECOSISTEMAS
ISSN	1697-2473
出版年	2020
卷号	29 期号:2
英文摘要	Our knowledge of the ecology of parasitism and the factors influencing host-parasite interactions is different between habitats, being both scarcer in arid and semiarid areas than in more mesic habitats. Arid environments are characterized by the lack of water and frequently by high spatio-temporal heterogeneity in the distribution of essential resources. This work explores the ectoparasite community of European rollers (Coracles garrulus) breeding in nest-boxes during two years with marked differences in rainfall. We found a varied community of ectoparasites, with at least 7 well represented taxonomic groups in both years. Despite clear differences in a key factor as rainfall, neither the prevalence nor the intensity of infection of the most prevalent ectoparasites varied significantly between years. The study of the spatial distribution of two ectoparasites with different dependence on water (blackflies - Fam. Simuliidae - and sandflies - Subfam. Phlebotominae -) showed that both taxa were distributed randomly in the study area, although sandflies had moderate interannual consistency in parasitization of the same nests between years. Our results suggest that other resources apart from precipitation (nesting sites, tree cover) could be more important in determining the prevalence, intensity of infection and spatial distribution of these parasites. Arid zones offer a great opportunity to complete and expand the knowledge about the ecology of ectoparasites.
英文关键词	Carnus hemapterus spatial distribution sandflies rainfall blackflies
类型	Article
语种	西班牙语
开放获取类型	Other Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000551270600015
WOS关键词	PATTERNS ; PARASITE ; LICE
WOS类目	Ecology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/334498
作者单位	[Veiga, J.; Valera, F.] Estn Expt Zonas Aridas EEZA CSIC, Dept Ecol Func & Evolut, Ctra Sacramento S-N, E-04120 Almeria, Spain
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Veiga, J.,Valera, F.. Aridity and avian ectoparasites: who, how many and where?[J],2020,29(2).
APA	Veiga, J.,&Valera, F..(2020).Aridity and avian ectoparasites: who, how many and where?.ECOSISTEMAS,29(2).
MLA	Veiga, J.,et al."Aridity and avian ectoparasites: who, how many and where?".ECOSISTEMAS 29.2(2020).