Survey of nasal mites (Rhinonyssidae, Ereynetidae, and Turbinoptidae) associated with birds in Alberta and Manitoba, Canada

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dc.contributor.authorGalloway, T.
dc.contributor.authorProctor, H.
dc.contributor.authorKnee, W.
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-01T12:01:22Z
dc.date.available2025-05-01T12:01:22Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionAbstract: Three major lineages of mites (Arachnida: Acari) are parasitic in the nasal passages of birds: Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata), Ereynetidae (Prostigmata), Cytoditidae, and Turbinoptidae (Astigmata). The most diverse group of avian nasal mites is the Rhinonyssidae, which are obligate endoparasites of non-ratite birds worldwide. Prior to this study, there were only four published and three unpublished records of nasal mites from birds in Canada. In Alberta, 15% of 450 birds (154 species) examined during 2003-2007 were infested with nasal mites; in Manitoba, 16% of 2447 birds (196 species) examined during 1996-2006 were infested. We have expanded the known records of host - nasal mite species in Canada from 7 to 102, a 14-fold increase. There are now 50 species of Rhinonyssidae, 7 species of Ereynetidae, and I species of Turbinoptidae known from birds in Alberta and Manitoba. We predict that at least 70 species of rhinonyssid mites can be found in Canada.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7939/R35T3G67P
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.isversionofKnee, W., Proctor, H., & Galloway, T. (2008). Survey of nasal mites (Rhinonyssidae, Ereynetidae, and Turbinoptidae) associated with birds in Alberta and Manitoba, Canada. Canadian Entomologist, 140(3), 364-379. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/n08-017.
dc.rights© 2008 Cambridge University Press. This version of this article is open access and can be downloaded and shared. The original author(s) and source must be cited.
dc.subjectFinch
dc.subjectDermanyssidae
dc.subjectCoevolution
dc.subjectParasitism
dc.subjectLouisiana
dc.subjectEctoparasites
dc.subjectSternostoma-tracheacolum lawrence
dc.subjectAcarina-rhinonyssinae
dc.subjectErythrura-gouldiae
dc.titleSurvey of nasal mites (Rhinonyssidae, Ereynetidae, and Turbinoptidae) associated with birds in Alberta and Manitoba, Canada
dc.typehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
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