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Ringing of Passerines in the Druzno Lake Reserve in 1990-1999

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Jakubas D., Michno B., Nitecki C., Strawinski S., Ulatowska J.

The Ring

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1999

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tom 21

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nr 2

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Detection of Rickettsia spp. in ticks from different species of migrating passerine birds in Lithuania

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Mardosaite-Busaitiene D., Radzijevskaja J., Paulauskas A.

Annals of Parasitology

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2016

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tom 62

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nr Suppl.

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Autumn migration of passerines in Bahariya Oasis, Egypt - where do they come from and where do they go?

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Stepniewski K., White M. L. J., Megalli M.

The Ring

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2011

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tom 33

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nr 1-2

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Analysis of Ixodes ricinus [L.] tick burdens in a resident passerine bird community in the Mazurian Lake Region [Northeastern Poland]

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Gryczynska A., Barkowska M., Siemiatkowski M.

Acta Parasitologica

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2002

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tom 47

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nr 1

The abundance of birds and their tick parasites were estimated in a residential avian community located in the Mazurian Lake region (NE Poland). A total of 1624 passerine birds (representing 45 species) were captured, of which 25% were infested with at least one tick. All the ticks belonged to the species Ixodes ricinus. The highest tick infestation prevalence (>50%) were recorded for dunnock (Prunella modularis), tree pipit (Anthus trivialis), hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) and blackbird (Turdus merula). Changes in tick infestation prevalence of passerine birds are seasonal. June and September were the two months in which tick infestation rates were the highest. The percentage of birds that were tick carriers was significantly greater in mixed coniferous forest than in alder swamp forest (respectively 32% and 20% of birds were infested with ticks).

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An overview of bird migration studies in Egypt

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Ibrahim W. A. L.

The Ring

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2011

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tom 33

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nr 1-2

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Extreme landscapes decrease taxonomic and functional bird diversity but promote the presence of rare species

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Godet L., Devictor V., Burel F., Robin J.-G., Menanteau L., Fournier J.

Acta Ornithologica

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2016

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tom 51

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nr 1

Human activities may generate geometrical landscape (i.e. composed of rectilinear and repetitive landscape units) structures that can significantly influence the spatial distribution of birds. While bird distribution in various landscape types has been extensively studied, the role played by landscape configuration and composition in different facets of bird diversity remains unclear. Here, these two main components of landscape characteristics (i.e. configuration and composition) are disentangled and their relative influence on three different facets of bird assemblages: taxonomie and functional characteristics, and the presence of rare species, is tested. We chose four large coastal salinas of Western France as a relevant model of geometrical and human-dominated landscapes where each landscape unit can be easily identified and mapped. The landscape characteristics of these sites were mapped and quantified. Then, terrestrial breeding birds were sampled in 172 point-counts using a standardized protocol. 69 diurnal terrestrial bird species were detected and considered in analyses (waterbirds and owls excluded). Landscape composition was found to have a higher influence on bird communities than landscape configuration, which fits with the "landscape composition hypothesis". More specifically, the most "extreme" landscapes — those with low terrestrial surface areas, low landscape richness and diversity, low cohesion, and very patchy landscapes with complex geometrical shapes — host the lowest bird taxonomie abundance, richness and diversity and functional richness, but are characterized by the presence of rare species (mainly wetland specialist species, e.g. Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus and species with restricted ranges e.g. Bluethroat Luscinia svecica namnetum). Our results suggest that conservation plans in such geometrical and human-dominated habitats should not only focus on one aspect of landscape characteristics or one aspect of biological diversity but also consider the adverse effects of landscape characteristics on these different facets.

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Could meadow passerine distribution within a grassland system be influenced by spatial variation in the mowing schedule?

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Broyer J., Curtet L., Chazal R.

Acta Ornithologica

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2018

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tom 53

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nr 2

This study explored meadow passerine capacity to select habitat conditions likely to preserve their breeding success. We observed the variation in bird abundance, assessed with the point count method, over a 25-year period (1993-2017) within two phytosociological facies of the hay-meadows in the lower Saône Valley (3.000 ha), eastern France: a meso-hygrophilic facies characterized by increasingly early mowing, and a hygrophilic facies mown later, with thereby a lower risk of nesting failure. At the beginning of the monitoring (1993-2001), birds were evenly distributed within the two facies. Later on, as more than 90% of meso-hygrophilic meadows were already mown by July 1, birds became more abundant in the hygrophilic facies. This trend was observed in each of the two most abundant species, the Whinchat Saxicola rubetra and the Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra. In two hygrophilic areas (55 and 76 ha) and two meso-hygrophilic areas (49 and 116 ha), passerine territories were mapped in 2011 with the territory mapping method and invertebrates were captured weekly on transects with colour plates and Barber traps. In spite of substantially higher invertebrate abundance, passerine territory density was lower in meso-hygrophilic study sites (6.4 territories/10 ha vs. 10.6). Within each study site however, captured invertebrates were more abundant in the areas selected by territorial birds. In fact, bird abundance estimated from point counts in 2011 varied negatively with the percentage mown by July 1 within a 200m-radius in 2010. This apparently adaptive behaviour leading to a selection of later mown fields seemed to be successful since bird abundance increased until 2010. However, after a succession of extreme climatic events (droughts, late floods), passerine abundance declined thereafter in both facies.

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Variation of heterophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in the Great Tit Parus major - a review

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Skwarska J.

Acta Ornithologica

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2018

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tom 53

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nr 2

Permanent changes in the surrounding environment cause long-term stress in birds, which, when lasting days or weeks, affects the activity of the immune system and increases susceptibility to diseases, leading to changes in the levels of haematological parameters. The heterophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (H:L-ratio) is generally considered an independent and robust indicator of stress level in birds. This parameter allows in a simple way to evaluate activity of the immune system and individual health state of adult and nestling birds. It also enables assessing a body response to short- and long-term stress induced by, among others, the surrounding environment, social stress, blood parasites or a greater energy expenditure of females during breeding. Under conditions of field work the determination of the H:L- ratio is not difficult because what is only needed to conduct a blood smear test is a drop of blood that can be easily obtained even from birds of a small body mass. Moreover, an increase in the H:L-ratio is observed after about an hour from the moment of catching a bird contrary to other measurements like the determination of a baseline level of corticosterone. In this article available literature that discusses the impact of various factors on the H:L-ratio in the Great Tit as a species of 'fast-paced' life is reviewed. In adult and nestling birds the H:L-ratio is influenced by various factors — ecological and ecophysiological ones. In some cases the same factor, e.g. brood size manipulation or a type of habitat, can significantly influence the level of the discussed stress indicator as well as it may not show any impact at all. While interpreting the H:L-ratio one must take into account an impact of various ecological and ecophysiological factors on health state, such as habitat, phase of the annual cycle, differences between brood attempts, sex, age as well as on relations with other indicators of condition e.g. body mass or total blood haemoglobin concentration.

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Synchronisation of the autumn mass migration of passerines: a case of Robins Erithacus rubecula

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Nowakowski J. K., Remisiewicz M., Keller M., Busse P., Rowinski P.

Acta Ornithologica

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2005

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tom 40

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nr 2

103-115

The pattern of autumn migration of the Robin was studied through an analysis of daily dynamics for the birds caught in the years 1984-1997 at four ringing stations (two on the Baltic coast and two in inland Poland). In a given year, migration dynamics was found to be distinctly similar at all stations. It showed conspicuous consistence (± 2 days) in the dates with peak numbers. This could be explained by assuming that Robins take off at the same time across a large breeding ground, and arrive almost simultaneously at stopover sites located over extensive areas. Moreover, migration dynamics from year to year at a given station was also remarkably similar, though this phenomenon was more distinct at the inland stations than at the coastal ones. Day-to-day fluctuations in numbers were on an average the highest at the coastal station most exposed to variable weather, the lowest at the inland stations, and intermediate at the more "sheltered" of the coastal station. The paper discusses the extent to which such results can reflect the influence of weather conditions on passage, or else a precise internal (physiological and genetic) mechanism responsible for the timing of migration.

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New records of nematodes of passerine migratory birds

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Okulewicz A.

Annals of Parasitology

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2013

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tom 59

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nr 3

Parasitological examination of three passerine bird species: the Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio, Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus and Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava, revealed the presence of the nematodes Acuaria subula, Diplotriaena ozouxi, Viguiera euryoptera and Microtetrameres inermis. All the birds were obtained in the spring (April–May); the nematodes found were mature, which indicates infection in the hosts’ wintering grounds. The gizzard worm Acuaria subula is a new record from Motacilla flava in Europe. Viguiera euryoptera and Diplotriaena ozouxi are new to the Polish fauna.

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First documented record of barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in the Antarctic

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Korczak-Abshire M., Lees A. C., Jojczyk A.

Polish Polar Research

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2011

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tom 32

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nr 4

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Repeatable length and mass but not growth rate of individual feathers between moults in a passerine bird

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De La Hera I., Perez-Tris J., Telleria J. L.

Acta Ornithologica

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2009

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tom 44

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nr 1

Plumage is regularly replaced over the lifetime of birds, and, consequently, variable conditions experienced during plumage development can affect feather growth rate or the expression of feather characteristics. We assessed intra-individual constancy in the length, mass, and growth rate of tail feathers between complete moults of 13 free-living individual Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla. Between-moult repeatability was high for the length and mass, but not for growth rate of individual tail feathers. The feathers produced in the later moult grew at a slower rate, which shows that the time to produce similar feathers increases with age.

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Migration of passerines through some protected areas in the eastern part of Egypt

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Ibrahim W. A. L., Busse P.

The Ring

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2012

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tom 34

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First record of Stromitrema koschewnikowi [Skryabin et Massino], 1925] [Digenea, Dicrocoeliidae] in the Czech Republic

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Sitko J.

Acta Parasitologica

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2000

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tom 45

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nr 4

A new geographical record of Stromitrema koschewnikowi (Skryabin et Massino, 1925) is reported from swallow Hirundo rustica (Aves, Passeriformes) in the Czech Republic. Morphological variability of the species is described.

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Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) from wild birds in Senegal, with descriptions of three new species of the genera Brueelia and Philopteroides

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Najer T., Sychra O., Literak I., Prochazka P., Capek M., Koubek P.

Acta Parasitologica

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2012

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tom 57

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nr 1

A total of 170 wild birds from Senegal, belonging to 48 species and 9 orders, were searched for lice in 2005 and 2007. Chewing lice were found on 58 birds of 18 species and 5 orders (Columbiformes, Cuculiformes, Coraciiformes, Galliformes and Passeriformes). Twenty-two species of chewing lice of 13 genera were determined. Other nine samples of chewing lice that represent a new host-parasite association were determined at generic level only, because only one sex or nymph of these lice were found. Our records represent the first louse records from passerines Camaroptera brachyura (Cisticolidae), Chalcomitra senegalensis (Nectariniidae), Corvinella corvina (Laniidae), Laniarius barbarus (Malaconotidae), Prinia erythroptera (Cisticolidae) and Turdus pelios (Turdidae). Descriptions and illustrations are given for Brueelia chalcomitrae Najer et Sychra sp. nov. ex Chalcomitra senegalensis (Nectariniidae), Brueelia priniae Najer et Sychra sp. nov. ex Prinia subflava (Cisticolidae), and Philopteroides terpsiphoni Najer et Sychra sp. nov. ex Terpsiphone viridis (Monarchidae).

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Redescriptions and comments on the validity of Acuaria subula and A. skrjabini (Nematoda, Spirurida, Acuariidae), parasites of passerine birds

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Mutafchiev Y., Kontrimavichus V. L., Georgiev B. B.

Acta Parasitologica

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2013

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tom 58

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nr 3

Acuaria subula (Dujardin, 1845) is redescribed by light microcopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) on the basis of specimens from its type host, Erithacus rubecula (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae), from Curonian Spit (Kaliningradskaya Oblast’, Russia) and Bulgaria. Acuaria skrjabini (Ozerskaya, 1926) is redescribed by LM and SEM on the basis of specimens from Passer domesticus (type host) and P. hispaniolensis (Passeriformes, Passeridae) from Bulgaria. Contrary to previous opinions recognizing A. skrjabini as a junior synonym of A. subula, the present study confirms that they are distinct species. They can be distinguished on the basis of the ratio between the length of cordons and the body length, the ratio between the length of muscular oesophagus and glandular oesophagus, and the ratio between the total length of oesophagus and the body length. In addition, the plates forming the cordons in these two species exhibit different morphological characters. Another difference between these two species is associated with the particular irregular mosaic ornamentation of the cuticle on the ventral and lateral sides of body around the region of vulva of A. subula and its absence in A. skrjabini. Data on their host and geographical ranges are surveyed. The type series of Acuaria buttnerae Chabaud et Petter, 1961, described as a parasite of Calandrella brachydactyla (Passeriformes, Alaudidae) in France, is re-examined; the latter species is recognized as a junior synonym of A. skrjabini (new synonymy).

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Anhemialges bakeri sp. nov. [Analgoidea, Analgidae] - a new species of feather mite from the Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita [Passeriformes, Sylviidae] from England

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Dabert J., Nattress B., Labrzycka A.

Acta Parasitologica

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2010

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tom 55

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nr 4

392-398

A new species of the poorly known feather mite genus Anhemialges Gaud, 1958 is described from the Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita. Anhemialges bakeri sp. nov. differs from all other species of the genus by the shape of setae w and s on tarsi III, which are hair-like and slightly thickened in basal and median parts. In all other described species of Anhemialges, setae w and s on tarsi III are blade-like or shaped as thick spines. The lack of leg III hypertrophy is discussed and interpreted as characteristic feature of the species rather than male homeomorphy. Remarks about the recent and possible species richness of the genus Anhemialges are given.

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Isospora mimusi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the tropical mockingbird Mimus gilvus in South America

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Coelho C. D., Berto B. P., Neves D. M., de Oliveira V. M., Flausino W., Lopes C. W. G.

Acta Protozoologica

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2011

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tom 50

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nr 2

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The influence of nest placement on breeding success of the Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla L.) in two different forest habitats

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Zielinski J.

Polish Journal of Ecology

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2011

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tom 59

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nr 2

One of the hypotheses to explain a lack of relationship between nest location and breeding success of passerine birds predicts that in an environment characterized by a high diversity of predators that use a variety of foraging strategies, clutches in different locations and degrees of concealment may be equally subject to destruction. In this study I assumed that the impact of nest location on breeding success of the Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla would differ in habitats characterized by significantly different species richness and, consequently, population density and species diversity of potential predators. Thus, I expected that the influence of the nest location and particularly its concealment on breeding success of the Blackcap would be more significant in a habitat characterized by the overall low biotic diversity and low vegetation density. The study was conducted in two forested areas located in central Poland – managed pine forest characterized by low biodiversity and vegetation density and floodplain forest consisting of much higher biodiversity and having higher stand density. I assessed the influence of Blackcap nest placement (concealment, height above the ground, nest plant height, distance from the nest to the closest edge of the nest plant) on breeding success. Among the analyzed parameters, only nest concealment had a significant impact on breeding success. This conclusion, however, pertains only to the pine forest, where successful nests were better concealed than nests with clutch losses. Similar relationships were found in the floodplain forest area, but they were not statistically significant.

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Prevalence and habitat preference of quill mites [Acari, Syringophilidae] parasitizing forest passerine birds in Poland

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Skoracki M., Michalik J., Sikora B.

Acta Parasitologica

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2010

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tom 55

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nr 2

188-193

We surveyed the prevalence of quill mites in wild passerines captured in Wielkopolski National Park, Poland. A total of 438 birds of 12 species were mist-netted during three consecutive spring seasons from 2006–2008. Eight bird species were infested with syringophilid mites: Erithacus rubecula (L.) (index of prevalence, IP = 16.2%), Turdrus merula L. (IP = 22.4%), T. philomelos Brehm (IP = 10.5%), Fringilla coelebs L. (IP = 36.2%), Coccothraustes coccothraustes (L.) (IP = 7.4%), Sturnus vulgaris L. (IP = 53.6%), Sylvia atricapilla (L.) (IP = 6.1%) and Troglodytes troglodytes (L.) (IP = 7.1%). In four cases, multiple infestation was observed, where one bird species was parasitized by 2–3 species of quill mites occupying separate niches in the plumage of the host.

Ograniczanie wyników

Ringing of Passerines in the Druzno Lake Reserve in 1990-1999

Detection of Rickettsia spp. in ticks from different species of migrating passerine birds in Lithuania

Autumn migration of passerines in Bahariya Oasis, Egypt - where do they come from and where do they go?

Analysis of Ixodes ricinus [L.] tick burdens in a resident passerine bird community in the Mazurian Lake Region [Northeastern Poland]

An overview of bird migration studies in Egypt

Extreme landscapes decrease taxonomic and functional bird diversity but promote the presence of rare species

Could meadow passerine distribution within a grassland system be influenced by spatial variation in the mowing schedule?

Variation of heterophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in the Great Tit Parus major - a review

Synchronisation of the autumn mass migration of passerines: a case of Robins Erithacus rubecula

New records of nematodes of passerine migratory birds

First documented record of barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in the Antarctic

Repeatable length and mass but not growth rate of individual feathers between moults in a passerine bird

Migration of passerines through some protected areas in the eastern part of Egypt

First record of Stromitrema koschewnikowi [Skryabin et Massino], 1925] [Digenea, Dicrocoeliidae] in the Czech Republic

Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) from wild birds in Senegal, with descriptions of three new species of the genera Brueelia and Philopteroides

Redescriptions and comments on the validity of Acuaria subula and A. skrjabini (Nematoda, Spirurida, Acuariidae), parasites of passerine birds

Anhemialges bakeri sp. nov. [Analgoidea, Analgidae] - a new species of feather mite from the Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita [Passeriformes, Sylviidae] from England

Isospora mimusi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the tropical mockingbird Mimus gilvus in South America

The influence of nest placement on breeding success of the Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla L.) in two different forest habitats

Prevalence and habitat preference of quill mites [Acari, Syringophilidae] parasitizing forest passerine birds in Poland