Naris and beak malformation caused by the parasitic fly, Philornis downsi (Diptera: Muscidae), in Darwin's small ground finch, Geospiza fuliginosa (Passeriformes: Emberizidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 577-585

  Galligan, Toby H ^a   Kleindorfer, Sonia ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age specific parasitism; Beak length; Deformation; Developmental instability; Invasive parasite; Parasite induced; Phenodeviants; Phenotypic variation

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION STATUS; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; FLY; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LARVA; NESTLING; PARASITISM; PASSERINE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; SOLOMON ISLANDS [SOLOMON ISLANDS (ISG)]; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; DIPTERA; EMBERIZINAE; FRINGILLIDAE; GEOSPIZA FULIGINOSA; MUSCIDAE; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PHILORNIS; TACHINIDAE;

EID: 70350532203     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01309.x     Document Type: Article

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