| two new species of the family syringophilidae (prostigmata: syringophilidae) parasitising bushshrikes (passeriformes: malaconotidae). | two new species of quill mites of the subfamily syringophilinae lavoipierre (acari: prostigmata: syringophilidae) are described from the bushshrikes (passeriformes: malaconotidae) in the afrotropical region: neoaulonastus malaconotus n. sp. parasitizing telophorus nigrifrons (reichenow) (malaconotidae) [type host] in liberia and kenya, laniarius aethiopicus (gmelin) in somalia, nilaus afer (latham) in kenya, and syringophiloidus nkaii n. sp. from nilaus afer in kenya. | 2016 | 26571331 |
| an acoustic postconflict display in the duetting tropical boubou (laniarius aethiopicus): a signal of victory? | in many species of birds, pair bonded males and females precisely co-ordinate their vocalisations to form duets. duetting behaviour, although still somewhat of an enigma, is thought to function primarily in territorial defence and mate guarding. we identify an additional function of duetting in an afrotropical bird, the tropical boubou (laniarius aethiopicus), that uses one duet type as a postconflict display probably to advertise victory to other boubous. | 2004 | 15005805 |