Publications

chewing lice (phthiraptera) from wild birds in southern portugal.	this study was carried out to determine chewing louse species of wild birds in the ria formosa natural park, located in southern portugal. in addition, the hypothesis that bird age, avian migration and social behaviour have an impact on the louse prevalence was tested. between september and december of 2013, 122 birds (belonging to 10 orders, 19 families, 31 genera and 35 species) captured in scientific ringing sessions and admitted to the wildlife rehabilitation and investigation centre of ria ...	2016	26899014
External parasites of raptors (Falconiformes and Strigiformes): identification in an ex situ population from Mexico.	Raptorial birds harbor a variety of ectoparasites and the mayority of them are host specific. The aim of this study was to identify the ectoparasites of captive birds of prey from Mexico, as well as to verify their impact in the health of infested birds. Raptorial birds were confiscated and kept in captivity at the Centro de Investigación y Conservación de Vida Silvestre (CIVS) in Los Reyes La Paz, Mexico State. Seventy-four birds of prey (66 Falconiformes and eigth Strigiformes) of 15 species w ...	2011	22017130
[chewing-lice species (phthiraptera) found on domestic and wild birds in turkey.]	this study was carried out 48 domestic and wild bird samples belonging to 15 different species. birds that were killed by traffic on the roads as well as birds that were ill or injured were brought for investigation to the veterinary faculty or animal keeping house of konya municipal. firstly, all of them were inspected macroscopically for ectoparasites. then, they were treated with an insecticidal drug, propoxur in a cartoon box. one long-eared owl, one eurasian buzzard, four long-legged buzzar ...	2010	20340090
chewing lice (phthiraptera) species on wild birds in cappadocia region, turkey.	objective: this study was performed on 70 injured wild birds belonging to 7 different species in the cappadocia region between 2005 and 2009. all birds were inspected for ectoparasites and 29 of 70 (41.4%) birds were found to be infested by at least one chewing louse species. methods: all lice were cleared in 10% koh, mounted in canada balsam on slides and identified under a light microscope. results: the lice were identified as laemobothrion maximum, craspedorrhynchus platystomus, degeeriella f ...	2010	21391187
[chewing-lice (phtihiraptera: amblycera, ischnocera) occurring on birds in the konya zoo].	in this study, 25 birds belonging to 15 different species at the zoo in konya were inspected for the presence of chewing-lice. three long-legged buzzards (buteo rufinus), one imperial eagle (aquila heliaca) and one marsh harrier (circus aeruginosus) were found to be infested by chewing-lice. two hundred and eleven chewing-lice specimens were collected from the birds and seven species were identified. they were mounted on slides separately in faure forte medium or canada balsam after clearing in ...	2009	19367546
mallophaga species on long-legged buzzards (buteo rufinus): new records from turkey.	this study was carried out on two long-legged buzzards that were brought for treatment to the surgery clinic of the veterinary faculty, university of selçuk. a few lice were observed on the body surfaces of the birds. forty-seven lice were collected from the buzzards. the lice were preserved in a tube containing 70% ethanol. they were mounted on slides separately after being cleared in lactophenol. four species of lice (laemobothrion maximum, degeeriella fulva, craspedorrynchus platystomus, and ...	2006	17160858