Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) capensis Neumann, an ectoparasite of seabirds found circumglobally in the tropics and subtropics, has become established along the southeastern seacoast of the United States. The tick has been found feeding primarily on brown pelicans, Pelecanus occidentalis, but also has been found on the laughing gull, Larus atricilla, and the American oystercatcher, Haematopus pal...

The northern Gulf of Mexico supports a substantial level oil and gas extraction in marine waters experiences acute chronic exposure to pollution events. region also diverse array breeding migratory seabirds that are exposed these pollutants during foraging other activities. Among the highest concern within polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) which tend be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, or ...