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Philornis sp. bot fly larvae in free living scarlet macaw nestlings and a new technique for their extraction

Date

Authors

Olah, George

Vigo, Gabriela

Ortiz, Lizzie

Rozsa, Lajos

Brightsmith, Donald J

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Bot fly larvae (Philornis genus) are obligate subcutaneous blood-feeding parasites of Neotropical birds including psittacines. We analyze twelve years of data on scarlet macaw (Ara macao) nestlings in natural and artificial nests in the lowland forests of

Keywords

Keywords: antiparasitic agent; hemostatic agent; Ara macao; article; bird; devices; Diptera; extraction; larva; nestling; nonhuman; parasite control; parasitism; parasitosis; Peru; Philornis; prevalence; Ara macao; Aves; Oestridae; Philornis Ara macao; Ectoparasitism; Extraction technique; Philornis bot fly; Scarlet macaw

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/74656

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Veterinary Parasitology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.12.052

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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