Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2018
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.
Recommended Citation
Perlut, Noah G.; Parker, Patricia G.; Renfrew, Rosalind B.; and Jaramillo, Maricruz, "Haemosporidian Parasite Community In Migrating Bobolinks On The Galapagos Islands" (2018). Environmental Studies Faculty Publications. 28.
https://dune.une.edu/env_facpubs/28
Comments
© 2018 The Authors. Made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 License.
Originally published:
Perlut, N.G., Parker, P.G., Renfrew, R.B., and M. Jaramillo. 2018. Haemosporidian parasite community in migrating bobolinks on the Galapagos Islands. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 7:204-206. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.05.006