Document Type
Article
Abstract
Bobolinks (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) migrate from their breeding grounds in North America to their wintering grounds in South America during the fall each year. A small number of Bobolinks stop temporarily in Galapagos, and potentially carry parasites. On the North American breeding grounds, Bobolinks carry a least two of the four Plasmodium lineages recently detected in resident Galapagos birds. We hypothesized that Bobolinks carried these parasites to Galapagos, where they were bitten by mosquitoes that then transmitted the parasites to resident birds. The haemosporidian parasite community in 44% of the Bobolinks we captured was consistent with those on their breeding grounds. However, the lineages were not those found in Galapagos birds. Our results provide a parasite community key for future monitoring.
Publication Date
August 2018
Publication Title
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Volume
7
Issue
2
First Page
204
Last Page
206
DOI
10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.05.006
Recommended Citation
Parker, Patricia; Perlut, Noah; Renfrew, Rosalind; and Jaramillo, Maricruz, "Haemosporidian Parasite Community in Migrating Bobolinks on the Galapagos Islands" (2018). Biology Department Faculty Works. 118.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.05.006
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https://irl.umsl.edu/biology-faculty/118