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Biologie des Eleonorenfalken (Falco eleonorae) 3. Parasitenbefall während der Brutzeit und Jugendentwicklung

Biology of Eleonora's falcon(Falco eleonorae). 3. Parasitaemia of adult and juvenile falcons in relation to breeding season and growth

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Adult falcons were found to be parasitized byLeucocytozoon toddi and a microfilaria (19%). The hippoboscid fly,Ornithophila gestroi is found in 74%, the Mallophaga,Laemobothrion tinnunculi andDegeeriella rufa in 84% rsp. 77% and the tick,Haemaphysalis numidiana in 62% of adult falcons. The fluctuation of parasitaemia within the breeding season and during growth of the nestlings is described for adult and juvenile falcons respectively.

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  1. Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie der Technischen Universität, Pockelsstraße 4, 33 Braunschweig

    Michael Wink & Coralie Wink

  2. Pappelstraße 35, 8014, Neubiberg

    Dietrich Ristow

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Wink, M., Ristow, D. & Wink, C. Biologie des Eleonorenfalken (Falco eleonorae) 3. Parasitenbefall während der Brutzeit und Jugendentwicklung. J Ornithol 120, 94–97 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01647346

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