The invasive parasitic fly Philornis downsi is threatening Little Vermilion Flycatchers on the Galápagos Islands
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Mosquera, D., B. Fessl, D. Anchundia, E. Heyer, C. Leuba, Nemeth, M. L. Rojas, Sevilla, and S. Tebbich. 2022. The invasive parasitic fly Philornis downsi is threatening Little Vermilion Flycatchers on the Galápagos Islands. Avian Conservation Ecology 17(1):6. https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-02040-170106
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Naris and beak malformation caused by the parasitic fly, Philornis downsi (Diptera: Muscidae), in Darwin’s small ground finch, Geospiza fuliginosa (Passeriformes: Emberizidae)
Parasites induce phenotypic modifications in their hosts, which can compromise host fitness. For example, the parasitic fly Philornis downsi, which was recently introduced to the Galápagos Islands, causes severe naris and beak malformation in Darwin’s finches. The fly larvae feed on tissues from the nares of developing finch nestlings, thereby altering the size and shape of the nares and beak. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Avian Conservation and Ecology
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1712-6568']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5751/ace-02040-170106