Open AccessHaematophagous ectoparasites lower survival of and have detrimental physiological effects on golden eagle nestlings
Author(s) -
Benjamin M. Dudek,
Michael T. Henderson,
Stephanie F. Hudon,
Eric J. Hayden,
Julie A. Heath
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coab060
Subject(s) - biology , eagle , zoology , ecology
The Mexican chicken bug ( Haematosiphon inodorus ) , a blood-sucking ectoparasite, may present a new threat to some birds. Golden eagle nestlings parasitized by H. inodorus are in poorer physiological condition and grow more slowly than non-parasitized nestlings. Parasitism increases the probability that nestlings will fledge early, often leading to death.
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