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Table 2 Number of blackfly individuals of different species captured around the nests of three closely related sympatric raptor host species

From: Blood parasites in vectors reveal a united blackfly community in the upper canopy

Host species nest

Blackfly species

S. (N.) vernum*a

S. (N.) lundstromi

S. (E.) angustipes

S. (E.) rubzovianum

B. buteo (Common buzzard)

68

10

34

8

M. milvus (Red kite)

7

 

1

10

A. gentilis (Northern goshawk)

11

   
  1. aS. vernum, S. naturale and S. cryophilum are indistinguishable based on the sequenced cox1 fragment and are treated together as S. (N) vernum*
  2. Note: Additionally, single individuals of S. aureum, S. costatum, S. intermedium, and S. posticatum were caught around nests of common buzzards. One individual of S. petricolum was caught around a nest of red kites
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Parasites & Vectors

ISSN: 1756-3305

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