Open AccessChewing Lice (Phthiraptera) Species on Wild Birds in Cappadocia Region, Turkey
Author(s) -
Abdullah İnci,
Bilal Dik,
Murat Kibar,
Alparslan Yıldırım,
Önder Düzlü
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
turkish journal of parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2010.07
Subject(s) - biology , buzzard , zoology , egret , egretta , veterinary medicine , buteo , louse , ecology , predation , medicine , gamma ray , physics , astrophysics
This study was performed on 70 injured wild birds belonging to 7 different species in the Cappadocia region between 2005 and 2009. All birds were inspected for ectoparasites and 29 of 70 (41.4%) birds were found to be infested by at least one chewing louse species.
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