| community of arthropod ectoparasites of two species of turdus linnaeus, 1758 (passeriformes: turdidae) in southern rio grande do sul, brazil. | this study was aimed at describing the community of arthropod ectoparasites associated with sympatric populations of turdus amaurochalinus and turdus rufiventris and analyzing the aggregation patterns of the chewing lice species, during reproductive and nonreproductive periods, of both turdus species in three areas of the atlantic forest in southern rio grande do sul state (rs), brazil. altogether, we captured 36 specimens of t. amaurochalinus and 53 specimens of t. rufiventris. we identified tw ... | 2013 | 23093206 |