An experimental study on the effects of an introduced parasite in Darwin's finches.

By B. Fessl, S. Kleindorfer, S. Tebbich. 2006

120 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Parasitology

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In Ecology

1. S. Kleindorfer
2. Rachael Y. Dudaniec
3. G. Tomás
4. S. Merino
5. J. Morales
6. Jody A. O’Connor
7. F. J. Sulloway
8. J. Robertson

In Parasitology

1. S. Kleindorfer
2. Rachael Y. Dudaniec
3. Jody A. O’Connor
4. F. J. Sulloway
5. J. Robertson
6. J. Morales
7. G. Tomás
8. J. Moreno

Citations in the corpus

• How Birds Combat Ectoparasites (2010, background): “It is not uncommon for such parasites to kill nestlings or fledglings [45, 209].”
• Philornis downsi parasitism is the primary cause of nestling mortality in the critically endangered Darwin’s medium tree finch (Camarhynchus pauper) (2010, background): “P. downsi larvae consume up to 55% of the blood volume of nestlings (Fessl et al. 2006a) and hence cause significant mortality, which may be 100% in some years, but varies between 16 and 95% in all finch nests (Fessl and Tebbich 2002; Dudaniec and Kleindorfer 2006; Fessl et al. 2006a; Huber 2008).”
• Effects of the introduced ectoparasite Philornis downsi on haemoglobin level and nestling survival in Darwin's Small Ground Finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) (2006, background): “The significance of this study on Darwin’s finches is that it extends general patterns that document low Hb, high parasite intensity and high mortality by providing evidence for a direct relationship between the number of ectoparasites and Hb level, whereas previous studies compared average Hb level”
• Consequences of nest reuse for parasite burden and female health and condition in blue tits, Cyanistes caeruleus (2007, background): “In addition, most of these studies have been carried out on colonial birds, and information about the effects of ectoparasites on solitary nesters is comparatively scarce (Loye & Carroll 1998; Merino et al. 2001; Fessl et al. 2006).”
• Host-parasite ecology, behavior and genetics: a review of the introduced fly parasite Philornis downsi and its Darwin’s finch hosts (2016, background): “downsi on Darwin’s finch development include 56 % reduction in nestling body mass [41], 30 % shorter feather length [35], and 28 % lower hemoglobin concentration [41, 44].”
• Effects of the parasitic flies of the genus Philornis (Diptera: Muscidae) on birds (2006, background): “A recent study of Darwin’s finches found that nestlings in experimentally manipulated parasite-free nests (treated with 1% pyrethrin solution) had an almost 2-fold positive difference in mass across 4 days compared with untreated nests during the feeding phase (Fessl et al. 2006).”