Detrimental effects of larval blow flies (Protocalliphora azurea) on nestlings and breeding success of Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus) Peter Puchala

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1285-1290

  Puchala, Peter ^a,b  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b State Nat Conserv of Slovak Rep   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BLOOD; GENES;

BREEDING; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; NESTLING; PARASITES;

BIODIVERSITY;

BROOD PARASITISM; NESTLING; PARASITE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVAKIA; WORLD;

CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; PASSER MONTANUS; PASSERIDAE; PROTOCALLIPHORA; PROTOCALLIPHORA AZUREA;

EID: 12744272015     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-111     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Allander, K. 1998. The effects of an ectoparasite on reproductive success in the great tit: a 3-year experimental study. Can. J. Zool. 76: 19-25.
2. Balát, F. 1976. Fortpflanzungökologie der höhlenbrutenden Vögel im südmährischen Kiefernwald. Acta Sci. Nat. Acad. Sci. Bohem. Brno, 10(8): 1-44.
3. Bennett, G.F., and Whitworth, T.L. 1991. Studies on life history of some species of Protocalliphora (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Can. J. Zool. 69: 2048-2058.
4. Bennett, G.F., and Whitworth, T.L. 1992. Host, nest, and ecological relationship of species of Protocalliphora (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Can. J. Zool. 70: 51-61.
5. Blondel, J., Maistre, M., Perret, P., Hurtrez-Boussès, S., and Lambrechts, M.M. 1998. Is the small clutch size of a Corsician blue tit population optimal? Oecologia (Berl.), 117: 80-89.
6. Christe, P., Richner, H., and Oppliger, A. 1996. Begging, food provisioning, and nestling competition in great tit broods infested with ectoparasites. Behav. Ecol. 7(2): 127-131.
7. Clayton, D.H., and Moore, J. (Editors). 1997. Host-parasite evolution: general principles and avian models. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
8. Cyprich, D., and Krumpál, M. 1996. Fleas (Siphonaptera) in nests of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus) and the tree sparrow (P. montanus). Biologia (Bratisl), 51: 153-161.
9. Deckert, G. 1968. Der Feldsperling (Passer montanus L.). A. Ziemsen Verlag, Wittenberg Lutherstadt, Germany. p. 99.
10. de Lope, F, and Møller, A.P. 1993. Effects of ectoparasites on reproduction of their swallow hosts: a cost of being multibrooded. Oikos, 67: 557-562.
11. de Lope, F., González, G., Pérez, J.J., and Møller, A.P. 1993. Increased detrimental effects of ectoparasites on their bird hosts during adverse environmental conditions. Oecologia (Berl.), 95: 234-240.
12. Dufva, R., and Allander, K. 1996. Variable effects of the Hen Flea Ceratophyllus gallinae on the breeding success of the Great Tit Parus major in relation to weather conditions. Ibis, 138: 772-777.
13. Eeva, T., Lehikoinen, E., and Nurmi, J. 1994. Effects of ectoparasites on breeding success of Great Tits (Parus major) and pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca) in an air pollution gradient. Can. J. Zool. 72: 624-635.
14. Forbes, M.R.L. 1993. Parasitism and host reproductive effort. Oikos, 67: 444-450.
15. Heeb, P., Werner, I., Mateman, A.C., Kölliker, M., Brinkhof, M.W.G., Lessells, C.M., and Richner, H. 1999. Ectoparasite infestation and sex-biased local recruitment of host. Nature (Lond.), 400: 63-65.
16. Heeb, P., Kölliker, M., and Richner, H. 2000. Bird-ectoparasite interactions, nest humidity, and ectoparasite community structure. Ecology, 81(4): 958-968.
17. Hurtrez-Boussès, S., Blondel, J., and Perret, P. 1997. Relationship between intensity of blowfly infestation and reproductive success in a Corsican population of Blue Tits. J. Avian Biol. 28: 267-270.
18. Hurtrez-Boussès, S., Blondel, J., Perret, P., Fabreguettes, J., and Renaud, F. 1998. Chick parasitism by blowflies affects feeding rates in a Mediterranean population of blue tits. Ecol. Lett. 1: 17-20.
19. Hurtrez-Boussès, S., Renaud, F., Blondel, J., Perret, P., and Galan, M.J. 2000. Effects of ectoparasites of young on parents' behaviour in a Mediterranean population of Blue Tits. J. Avian Biol. 31: 266-269.
20. Johnson, L.S., and Albrecht, D.J. 1993. Effects of haematophagous ectoparasites on nestling house wrens Troglodytes aedon: who pays the cost of parasitism? Oikos, 66: 255-262.
21. Krumpál, M., Cyprich, D., Fenda, P., and Pinowski, J. 2001. Invertebrate fauna in nest of the House Sparrow Passer domesticus and the Tree Sparrow Passer montanus in central Poland. Int. Stud. Sparrows, 27-28: 35-58.
22. Lindström, J. 1999. Early development and fitness in birds and mammals. Trends Ecol. Evol. 14(9): 343-348.
23. Loye, J.E., and Zuk, M. (Editors). 1991. Bird-parasite interactions: ecology, evolution and behavior. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
24. Magrath, R.D. 1991. Nestling weight and juvenile survival in the Blackbird, Turdus merula. J. Anim. Ecol. 60: 335-351.
25. Merino, S., and Potti, J. 1995. Mites and blowflies decrease growth and survival in nestling pied flycatchers. Oikos, 73: 95-103.
26. Møller, A.P. 1990. Effects of parasitism by a haematophagous mite on reproduction in the Barn Swallow. Ecology, 71: 2345-2357.
27. Møller, A.P. 1994. Parasites as an environmental component of reproduction in birds as exemplified by the Swallow Hirundo rustica. Ardea, 82: 161-172.
28. Møller, A.P. 1997. Parasitism and the evolution of host life history. In Host-parasite evolution: general principles and avian models. Edited by D.H. Clayton and J. Moore. Oxford University Press, Oxford. pp. 105-127.
29. Naef-Daenzer, B., Widmer, F., and Nuber, M. 2001. Differential post-fledging survival of great and coal tits in relation to their condition and fledging date. J. Anim. Ecol. 70: 730-738.
30. Novák, K. (Editor). 1969. Melody sběru a preparace hmyzu [Methods of insect collecting and preparation]. Academia, Praha. [In Czech.]
31. O'Brien, E.L., Morrison, B.L., and Johnson, L.S. 2001. Assesing the effects of haematophagous ectoparasites on the health of nesting birds: haematocrit vs. haemoglobin levels in House Wrens parasited by blow fly larvae. J. Avian Biol. 32: 73-76.
32. Országhová, Z., and Puchala, P. 1997. Nest building and nest structure of the Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus). Acta Zool. Univ. Comenianae, 41: 43-50.
33. Pinowski, J. 1967. Die Auswahl des Brutbiotops beim Feldsperling (Passer m. montanus L.). Ekol. Polska Ser. A, 15: 1-30.
34. Pinowski, J., Hahm, K.H., and Barkowska, M. 1997. The effect of parasitism by the blowfly Protocalliphora aiurea (Diptera, Calliphoridae) on nestling tree sparrow (Passer montanus). Int. Stud. Sparrows, 22-23: 11-21.
35. Poiani, A. 1993. Small clutchs sizes as a possible adaptation against ectoparasitism: a comparative analysis. Oikos, 68: 455-462.
36. Puchala, P., and Országhová, Z. 1999. Breeding success of the Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) in Western Slovakia. Acta Zool. Univ. Comenianae, 43: 65-74.
37. Richner, H., and Heeb, P. 1995. Are clutch and brood size patterns in birds shaped by ectoparasites? Oikos, 73: 435-441.
38. Richner, H., Oppliger, A., and Christe, P. 1993. Effect of an ectoparasite on reproduction in great tits. J. Anim. Ecol. 62: 703-710.
39. Rogers, C.A., Robertson, R.J., and Stutchbury, B.J. 1991. Patterns and effects of parasitism by Protocalliphora sialia on tree swallow nestlings. In Bird-parasite interactions: ecology, evolution and behaviour. Edited by J.E. Loye and M. Zuk. Oxford University Press, Oxford. pp. 123-139.
40. Shields, W.M., and Crook, J.R. 1987. Barn swallow coloniality: a net cost for group breeding in the Adirondacks? Ecology, 68: 1373-1386.
41. StatSoft Inc. 2001. STATISTICA®. Version 6.0 [computer program]. StatSoft Inc., Tulsa, Okla.
42. Summers-Smith, J.D. 1995. The tree sparrow. J. Denis Summers-Smith, Guisborough, Cleveland, Ohio.
43. Svensson, L. 1992. Identification guide to european passerines. Lars Svensson, Stockholm.
44. Thomas, K., and Shutler, D. 2001. Ectoparasites, nestling growth, parental feeding rates, and begging intensity of tree swallows. Can. J. Zool. 79: 346-353.
45. Tinbergen, J.M., and Boerlijst, M.C. 1990. Nestling weight and survival in individual Great Tits (Parus major). J. Anim. Ecol. 59: 1113-1127.
46. Weddle, C.B. 2000. Effects of ectoparasites on nestling body mass in the house sparrow. Condor, 102: 684-687.
47. Wesolowski, T. 2001. Host-parasite interactions in natural holes: marsh tits (Parus palustris) and blow flies (Protocalliphora falcozi). J. Zool. (Lond.), 255: 495-503.
48. Whitworth, T.L., and Bennett, G.F. 1992. Pathogenicity of larval Protocalliphora (Diptera: Calliphoridae) parasitizing nestling birds. Can. J. Zool. 70: 2184-2191.