Ectoparasites of northern fulmars Fulmarus glacialis (Procellariiformes: Procellariidae) from the Canadian Arctic |
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Authors: | Mark L. Mallory Mark R. Forbes Terry D. Galloway |
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Affiliation: | (1) Canadian Wildlife Service, Box 1714, Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0, Canada;(2) College of Natural Sciences, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada;(3) Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada |
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Abstract: | We studied the prevalence and intensity of infestation of ectoparasites on northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis L.) from a breeding colony in Arctic Canada in June–August 2003. No fleas or ticks were found on any fulmars, but three species of chewing lice (Phthiraptera) were recorded: Ischnocera: Perineus nigrolimbatus (Giebel 1874), Ischnocera: Saemundssonia occidentalis (Kellogg 1896), and Amblycera: Ancistrona vagelli (Fabricius 1787). Non-breeding birds had a higher prevalence of lice than breeding birds, and prevalence varied markedly among louse species. Our study is an important baseline for the occurrence of ectoparasites on northern fulmars in the high Arctic, a region undergoing extensive environmental change due to global warming, and an area where parasites are expected to extend ranges or increase in prevalence under changing annual temperature regimes. |
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