Brood parasitic nestlings benefit from unusual host defenses against botfly larvae (Philornis spp.)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00265-019-2751-3
Abstract: Brood parasitic birds lay their eggs into the nests of other birds, abandoning parental care of their nestlings to the unsuspecting hosts. Parasite and host nestlings may themselves be parasitized by botfly larvae (Philornis: Muscidae),… read more here.
Keywords: botfly larvae; brood parasitic; philornis; host ... See more keywords
Life Cycle and Host Specificity of the Parasitoid Conura annulifera (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae), a Potential Biological Control Agent of Philornis downsi (Diptera: Muscidae) in the Galápagos Islands
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DOI: 10.1093/aesa/saw102
Abstract: Abstract The neotropical parasitoid Conura annulifera (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) is known to parasitize bird-parasitic flies in the genus Philornis (Diptera: Muscidae) including P. downsi (Dodge and Aitken), a species that has invaded the Galápagos islands… read more here.
Keywords: host specificity; gal pagos; pagos islands; philornis ... See more keywords
Occurrence of the Parasitic Fly Philornis torquans on Fledglings of the Rufous-Fronted Thornbird (Phacellodomus rufifrons) in Southeast Brazil
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DOI: 10.7589/2018-04-104
Abstract: Abstract: Philornis is a neotropical genus of muscid fly that interacts with birds and may affect the development and survival of the birds' offspring. Although Philornis is a relatively common parasite, there is a lack… read more here.
Keywords: southeast brazil; phacellodomus rufifrons; fly; philornis torquans ... See more keywords