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ectoparasitism — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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ectoparasitism

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 25 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on ectoparasitism with 25 nodes and 97 connections. Top connected: Potentilla, Veratrum, Parus major, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha.

Definition

External parasitic infestation that can be costly to avian hosts, causing feather and skin damage as well as anemia due to blood loss

Related Terms (2)

parasitismectoparasitic infestation

Publications (1)

student_paper

Patterns of ectoparasite prevalence in the mountain white-crowned sparrow, <i></i>Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha<i></i>

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ectoparasitism

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 25 entities)

Definition

Related Terms (2)

Publications (1)

Patterns of ectoparasite prevalence in the mountain white-crowned sparrow, <i></i>Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha<i></i>

Related Concepts (5)

body condition

optimal foraging theory

crown-white proportion

resource availability

sexual dimorphism in immune response

Frequently Associated Species

proso millet

Potentilla

non-native plants

Hirundo rustica

Panicum miliaceum

Zonotrichia leucophrys

White-crowned sparrow

Barn swallow

Veratrum

Parus major