The Amazon biome harbors the richest avifauna in the world. However, in the Brazilian
Amazon only a single previous study has systematically evaluated wild birds for ticks. During …

In the southern cone of South America different haplotypes of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
(Bbsl) have been detected in Ixodes spp. from Argentina, southern Brazil, Chile, and …

We present the results of our investigation of feather mites (Astigmata) associated with non-
passerine birds in Brazil. The studied birds were obtained from roadkills, airport accidents …

We describe ectoparasite fauna associated with small mammals in fragments of Cerrado
biome, central-western Brazil. We analyzed the level of associations and the aggregation …

Four new species of feather mites (Acariformes: Astigmata: Analgoidea) are described from
the yellow-rumped cacique, Cacicus cela (Linnaeus, 1758)(Passeriformes: Icteridae), in …

Although range-restricted Neotropical bird species are highly endangered, little is known
about their ability to cope with environmental disturbance. We studied the vulnerable …

Abstract Proctophyllodes Robin (Proctophyllodidae: Proctophyllodinae) is a widely
distributed feather mite genus, which most species show high level of specificity to their bird …

Tyrannidae is the largest bird family in the world, with nearly 440 species in the Neotropical
region and 146 species in Brazil. Despite numerous studies in Brazil, feather mites …

The habits of birds make them more or less susceptible to parasitism by certain tick species.
Therefore, while some bird species are typically found to be intensely infested, others are …

Parasites may influence host fitness and consequently exert a selective pressure on distinct
phenotypes of the host population. This pressure can result in an evolutionary response …