Mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in nests of the Eurasian griffon vulture (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Gyps fulvus</Emphasis>) in Croatia |
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| Authors: | Jerzy Błoszyk Tvrtko Dražina Dariusz J Gwiazdowicz Bruce Halliday Bartłomiej Gołdyn Agnieszka Napierała Eliza Rybska |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of General Zoology,Adam Mickiewicz University,Poznań,Poland;2.Natural History Collections, Faculty of Biology,Adam Mickiewicz University,Poznań,Poland;3.Department of Biology, Faculty of Science,University of Zagreb,Zagreb,Croatia;4.Department of Forest and Environment Protection,August Cieszkowski Agricultural University,Poznań,Poland;5.CSIRO Ecosystem Science,Canberra ACT,Australia;6.The Faculty Laboratory of Nature and Biology Education,Adam Mickiewicz University,Poznań,Poland |
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| Abstract: | We examined the species composition and community structure of mites of the order Mesostigmata (Acari) in nests of the Eurasian
griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus Hablizl, 1783) in Croatia. Material collected from 18 nests included 565 mites belonging to seven species. The most abundant
species were Leiodinychus orbicularis (C.L. Koch, 1839) (Trematuridae) and Androlaelaps casalis (Berlese, 1887) (Laelapidae). The results were compared with the community structure and frequency of dominant species of
Mesostigmata in nests of 32 other bird species. Leiodinychus orbicularis occurred in the nests of 13 species of birds. It
is a typical nidicolous species which occurs most frequently in the perennial nests of birds of prey. In contrast, A. casalis rarely occurs in the nests of birds of prey. |
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