Louse flies on the fly: host macroecology shapes inter-specific variation in ectoparasite prevalence among migrating birds
The prevalence of ectoparasites is strongly affected by the host environment, which shapes not only host exposure, but also parasite transmission and survival. Louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) are obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites of birds and
Authors
- Magdalena Remisiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3613-5738)
- Hanna Sztwiertnia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9618-2467)
- Maciej Bartos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0667-2348)
- Radosław Włodarczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5932-0226)
- Aleksandra Janiszewska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0847-9143)
- Piotr Minias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7742-6750)
- Dariusz Jakubas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1879-4342)
- Maciej Kamiński (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4290-6308)
Institutions
- University of Łódź (PL)
- University of Gdańsk (PL)
- Lithuanian Ornithological Society (LT)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175952271.10719702/v1
- Primary Topic
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00