| chewing lice (phthiraptera) from wild birds in senegal, with descriptions of three new species of the genera brueelia and philopteroides. | a total of 170 wild birds from senegal, belonging to 48 species and 9 orders, were searched for lice in 2005 and 2007. chewing lice were found on 58 birds of 18 species and 5 orders (columbiformes, cuculiformes, coraciiformes, galliformes and passeriformes). twenty-two species of chewing lice of 13 genera were determined. other nine samples of chewing lice that represent a new host-parasite association were determined at generic level only, because only one sex or nymph of these lice were found. ... | 2012 | 22807019 |
| a twelve-month field study of the west african thrush turdus pelios (passeriformes: muscicapidae). part 2: annual cycles. | in africa, birds inhabiting forested regions are less seasonal in their activities than those from open areas. in order to study annual cycles in forest regions of south western nigeria, west african thrushes (turdus pelios) were mist-netted and banded during the last two weeks of each month. the nest is a cup-shaped structure built out of grasses, herbs, weeds, roots and earth laid out in a clockwise manner. only the nesting tree and feeding sites were defended during the breeding period. the c ... | 2007 | 17354437 |
| a twelve-month field study of the west african thrush turdus pelios (passeriformes: muscicapidae). part 1: food and feeding ecology. | the feeding ecology of turdus pelios was studied from field observations and gizzard contents. quantitative data on feeding were obtained from repeated standard "fixed route" walks and observational points at seven sites from january to december 1998 on 5065ha at the obafemi awolowo university campus, ile-ife (7 degrees 20' n, 4 degrees 33' e). walks (each lasting about two hours) were started at various times of the day between 7.00 and 16.45 h. a total of 100 walks were made and binoculars wer ... | 2004 | 17354412 |