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ectoparasitism

Scope: community ecology
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (25 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on ectoparasitism with 25 nodes and 97 connections. Top connected: Potentilla, Veratrum, Parus major, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha.

Definition

External parasitic infestation that can be costly to avian hosts, causing feather and skin damage as well as anemia due to blood loss

Related Terms (2)

parasitismectoparasitic infestation

Publications (1)

student_paper

Patterns of ectoparasite prevalence in the mountain white-crowned sparrow, <i></i>Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha<i></i>

2013central

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Frequently Associated Species

proso millet

1 paper

Potentilla

Rosaceae1 paper

non-native plants

1 paper

Hirundo rustica

Hirundinidae1 paper

Panicum miliaceum

Poaceae1 paper

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Passerellidae1 paper

White-crowned sparrow

1 paper

Barn swallow

1 paper

Veratrum

Melanthiaceae1 paper

Parus major

Paridae1 paper