دورية أكاديمية
INFLUENCE OF GROOMING ON PERMANENT ARTHROPOD ASSOCIATES OF BIRDS: CATTLE EGRETS, LICE, AND MITES.
| العنوان: | INFLUENCE OF GROOMING ON PERMANENT ARTHROPOD ASSOCIATES OF BIRDS: CATTLE EGRETS, LICE, AND MITES. |
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| المؤلفون: | Waller MM; School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112., Warr HM; School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112., Goodman GB; School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112., Bush SE; School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112., Clayton DH; School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112. |
| المصدر: | The Journal of parasitology [J Parasitol] 2024 Apr 01; Vol. 110 (2), pp. 143-149. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: American Society of Parasitologists [etc.] Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7803124 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1937-2345 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00223395 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Parasitol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Lawrence, Kans. [etc.] American Society of Parasitologists [etc.] |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Lice Infestations*/veterinary , Lice Infestations*/parasitology , Arthropods* , Bird Diseases*/parasitology , Acari* , Phthiraptera*, Animals ; Cattle ; Grooming ; Birds ; Animals, Wild |
| مستخلص: | Birds have a diverse community of "permanent" arthropods that complete their entire life cycle on the body of the host. Because some of these arthropods are parasites that reduce host fitness, birds control them by grooming, which consists of preening with the beak and scratching with the feet. Although preening is the primary component of grooming, scratching is essential for controlling arthropods on the head and neck, which cannot be preened. Several unrelated groups of birds have evolved comb-like pectinate claws on the middle toenail of each foot. We tested the role of these claws in the control of arthropods by experimentally removing teeth from the claws of captive western cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) infested with chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera), feather mites (Acari: Sarcoptiformes), and nasal mites (Acari: Mesostigmata). After a period of 4 mo, we compared the abundance of arthropods on experimental birds to that of control birds with intact teeth. We used video to quantify the grooming rates of the captive birds, which groomed twice as much as wild birds. Experimental and control birds did not differ significantly in grooming time. Both groups virtually eradicated the chewing lice, but not feather mites or nasal mites. We found no support for the hypothesis that pectinate claws increase the efficiency of arthropod control by grooming. Experiments with wild birds are needed to test the hypothesis further under conditions in which birds devote less time to grooming. (© American Society of Parasitologists 2024.) |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Bubulcus ibis; Behavior; Ectoparasite; Pectinate claw; Preening; Scratching |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240401 Date Completed: 20240403 Latest Revision: 20240419 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240419 |
| DOI: | 10.1645/23-85 |
| PMID: | 38561014 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
| تدمد: | 1937-2345 |
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| DOI: | 10.1645/23-85 |