Host use by Philornis sp. in a passerine community in central Argentina Uso de hospedadores por Philornis sp. en una comunidad de aves paseriformes de la parte central de Argentina

We studied host use by parasitic botflies (Philornis sp.) in a passerine community in central Argentina and analyzed characteristics of nests and hosts associated with botfly parasitism. We conducted a four-year field study as well as a bibliographical survey where we determined: presence of botfly...

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Main Authors: Martín A. Quiroga, Juan C. Reboreda, Adolfo H. Beltzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2012-03-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1870-34532012000100013