Publications

first record and morphology of myialges caulotoon (acari: epidermoptidae) from galapagos hosts.	hippoboscid flies were collected from wild birds on santiago and fernandina islands, galapagos, ecuador in august 1985. an epidermoptid mite, identified as myialges caulotoon, was found on icosta nigra from galapagos hawks and on olfersia sordida from brown pelicans and a flightless cormorant. this report is the first record of myialges from the 2 birds endemic to galapagos. it is also the first report to provide an identity of a species of myialges from galapagos hosts.	1998	9488365
cryptic host specificity of an avian skin mite (epidermoptidae) vectored by louseflies (hippoboscidae) associated with two endemic galapagos bird species.	host specificity of vectors is an important but understudied force shaping parasite evolution and the relationship between hosts and parasites. low vector specificity may allow a vectored parasite to invade new host species, whereas high specificity of vectors may reduce the host range of the parasite and favor specialization. the 'generalist' and widely distributed avian skin mite myialges caulotoon speiser (acari: epidermoptidae) is unusual because females require an insect vector to complete ...	2006	17304798