Feather holes of rock ptarmigan are associated with amblyceran chewing lice
Abstract
Feather holes have traditionally been suggested to be feeding traces of chewing lice (mallophagans). There is controversy whether mallophagans are the real source of feather holes. We studied mallophagan infestations and holes in tail feathers of 528 rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta collected 2007–2012 in northeast Iceland. Three mallophagans were found, Amyrsidealagopi (prevalence 13%), Goniodes lagopi (72%) and Lagopoecus affinis (51%). The...
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Title
Feather holes of rock ptarmigan are associated with amblyceran chewing lice
Published Date
Jun 1, 2017
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Pages
wlb.00255 - wlb.00255
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