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First report of sp. isolated from L. (Hippoboscidae: ) in Lublin Province, south-eastern Poland.
Ann Agric Environ Med
September 2024
Department of Zoology and Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bialystok, Poland.
Article Synopsis
- - The study focuses on
- Hippobosca equina
- , a blood-feeding ectoparasite linked to forest ecosystems, highlighting its potential role in spreading pathogens due to its low host specificity.
- - Researchers collected adult
- Hippobosca equina
- from humans and pets in a mixed forest in eastern Poland, using DNA isolation and PCR methods to test for various vector-borne pathogens.
- - The results showed that only one specimen tested positive for a specific gene related to zoonotic strains, emphasizing the need for further monitoring of potential pathogens in various environments.
Comparative Brain Morphology of Cleaning and Sponge-Dwelling Elacatinus Gobies.
Brain Behav Evol
December 2024
Eco-Ethology, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Introduction: Comparative studies of brain anatomy between closely related species have been very useful in demonstrating selective changes in brain structure. Within-species comparisons can be particularly useful for identifying changes in brain structure caused by contrasting environmental selection pressures. Here, we aimed to understand whether differences within and between species in habitat use and foraging behaviour influence brain morphology, on both ecological and evolutionary time scales.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntegument colouration and circulating carotenoids in relation to urbanisation in Eurasian kestrels (Falco tinnunculus).
Naturwissenschaften
September 2023
Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Urbanisation is one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time, yet we still lack an integrative understanding of how cities affect behaviour, physiology and parasite susceptibility of free-living organisms. In this study, we focus on carotenoids, strictly dietary micronutrients that can either be used as yellow-red pigments, for integument colouration (signalling function), or as antioxidants, to strengthen the immune system (physiological function) in an urban predator, the Eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). Kestrels are specialised vole hunters but shift to avian prey in cities where diurnal rodents are not sufficiently available.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMolecular investigation on infection by haemosporidians in three Western Palearctic species of swift (Apodidae) and their ectoparasitic louse flies.
Parasitol Res
August 2023
Dipartimento per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile e la Transizione Ecologica, University of Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italy.
Swifts (Apodidae) are an unusual group of birds that spend most of their lives in flight, landing only when breeding. Although this aerial lifestyle greatly reduces their likelihood of being bitten by vectors and infected by vector-born parasites, swifts can still be heavily infested during breeding by nest-based vectors such as louse flies (Hippoboscidae). Here, we investigated host, vector, and vector-borne parasite relationships in the three most widespread swift species in the Western Palearctic (WP): common swifts (Apus apus), pallid swifts (A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFL. (Hippoboscidae: Hippobosca)-An Old Enemy as an Emerging Threat in the Palearctic Zone.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
December 2022
Department of Biology and Parasitology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 11 St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland.
Arthropods of the Hippoboscoidea superfamily are parasites of animals from various systematic groups. Mass appearances of these insects and their attacks on people are increasingly being recorded. Their parasitism has a negative effect on host well-being, as it causes feelings of agitation and irritation as well as skin itching and damage.
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