A5017231921- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Study of Mite Species
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Plant and animal studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Leptospirosis research and findings
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
2010-2024
Universidade de Brasília
2020-2022
This is a report of tick species, parasite prevalence and infestation intensity birds in forest fragment (18° 56' 57'' S 48° 12' 14'' W) within the Brazilian cerrado (savanna), municipality Uberlândia, State Minas Gerais, Brazil. A total 162 from 26 species were captured. One adult tick, 296 larvae 67 nymphs found on passerine birds. Of these, it was identified 31 27 Amblyomma longirostre, 17 A. nodosum, one cajennense male Rhipicephalus sanguineus. All other ticks as sp. (n = 264) or 26)....
We herein describe ticks parasitizing birds in forest fragments along the Uberabinha River, a major watercourse that cuts through patches of remnants Brazilian savannah Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Overall 352 from 62 species, overwhelmingly, Passeriformes, were captured with mist-nets. The most abundant bird species was Basileuterus hypoleucus (n=36), followed by Lanio penicillata (n=24) and Thalurania furcata (n=23). Thirty one birds, all found infested 56 which 12 larvae 44 nymphs,...
Abstract Vector-borne parasites are important ecological drivers influencing life-history evolution in birds by increasing host mortality or susceptibility to new diseases. Therefore, understanding why vulnerability infection varies within a clade is crucial task for conservation biology and macroecological patterns. Here, we studied the relationship of avian traits climate on prevalence Plasmodium Parahaemoproteus parasites. We sampled 3569 individual belonging 53 species family Thraupidae....
Birds are highly visually oriented and use plumage coloration as an important signalling trait in social communication. Hence, males females may have different patterns of coloration, a phenomenon known sexual dichromatism. Because tend to more complex plumages, dichromatism is usually attributed female choice. However, partly condition-dependent; therefore, other selective pressures affecting individuals' success also drive the evolution this trait. Here, we used tanagers model organisms...