Composition and Distribution on a Host of Avian Lice of White Storks in North-Eastern Algeria
The diversity and spatial distribution of ectoparasites of a large colony of white stork <i>Ciconia ciconia</i> at Dréan, in north-eastern Algeria, were investigated during two consecutive breeding seasons. The results indicated that nestlings were infested by the following four louse sp...
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| author | Laïd Touati Mohammed Athamnia Riad Nedjah Abdennour Boucheker Farrah Samraoui Hamed A. El-Serehy Boudjéma Samraoui |
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| description | The diversity and spatial distribution of ectoparasites of a large colony of white stork <i>Ciconia ciconia</i> at Dréan, in north-eastern Algeria, were investigated during two consecutive breeding seasons. The results indicated that nestlings were infested by the following four louse species: <i>Colpocephalum zebra</i> (Burmeister, 1838)<i>, Neophilopterus incompletus</i> (Denny, 1842)<i>, Ardeicola ciconiae</i> (Linnaeus, 1758), and <i>Ciconiphilus quadripustulatus</i> (Burmeister, 1838). Overall, the distribution of chewing lice exhibited a clustered distribution, with <i>C. zebra</i> being the most frequent species, with a prevalence of 39.6% and 41.0% in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Our results also suggested niche partitioning among the four louse species within the host’s body parts. A generalized additive model indicated that size, sex, and year influenced the abundance of ectoparasites; the abundance of chewing lice increased with the size of the host and was greater in females, as well as in the first year of study. Further studies are needed to explore the spatio-temporal variability in white storks’ lice infestations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1cf9a0c2ad274525a80c1052e7d4fc672023-11-23T19:34:26ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182022-01-011427710.3390/d14020077Composition and Distribution on a Host of Avian Lice of White Storks in North-Eastern AlgeriaLaïd Touati0Mohammed Athamnia1Riad Nedjah2Abdennour Boucheker3Farrah Samraoui4Hamed A. El-Serehy5Boudjéma Samraoui6Department of Biology & Plant Ecology, Mentouri Brothers University Constantine 1, Constantine 25000, AlgeriaLaboratoire de Conservation des Zones Humides, Université 8 mai 1945, Guelma 24000, AlgeriaLaboratoire de Conservation des Zones Humides, Université 8 mai 1945, Guelma 24000, AlgeriaLaboratoire de Conservation des Zones Humides, Université 8 mai 1945, Guelma 24000, AlgeriaLaboratoire de Conservation des Zones Humides, Université 8 mai 1945, Guelma 24000, AlgeriaDepartment of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaLaboratoire de Conservation des Zones Humides, Université 8 mai 1945, Guelma 24000, AlgeriaThe diversity and spatial distribution of ectoparasites of a large colony of white stork <i>Ciconia ciconia</i> at Dréan, in north-eastern Algeria, were investigated during two consecutive breeding seasons. The results indicated that nestlings were infested by the following four louse species: <i>Colpocephalum zebra</i> (Burmeister, 1838)<i>, Neophilopterus incompletus</i> (Denny, 1842)<i>, Ardeicola ciconiae</i> (Linnaeus, 1758), and <i>Ciconiphilus quadripustulatus</i> (Burmeister, 1838). Overall, the distribution of chewing lice exhibited a clustered distribution, with <i>C. zebra</i> being the most frequent species, with a prevalence of 39.6% and 41.0% in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Our results also suggested niche partitioning among the four louse species within the host’s body parts. A generalized additive model indicated that size, sex, and year influenced the abundance of ectoparasites; the abundance of chewing lice increased with the size of the host and was greater in females, as well as in the first year of study. Further studies are needed to explore the spatio-temporal variability in white storks’ lice infestations.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/2/77<i>Ciconiiformes</i>diversityectoparasitesPhthirapteraspatial distributionAlgeria |
| spellingShingle | Laïd Touati Mohammed Athamnia Riad Nedjah Abdennour Boucheker Farrah Samraoui Hamed A. El-Serehy Boudjéma Samraoui Composition and Distribution on a Host of Avian Lice of White Storks in North-Eastern Algeria Diversity <i>Ciconiiformes</i> diversity ectoparasites Phthiraptera spatial distribution Algeria |
| title | Composition and Distribution on a Host of Avian Lice of White Storks in North-Eastern Algeria |
| title_full | Composition and Distribution on a Host of Avian Lice of White Storks in North-Eastern Algeria |
| title_fullStr | Composition and Distribution on a Host of Avian Lice of White Storks in North-Eastern Algeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Composition and Distribution on a Host of Avian Lice of White Storks in North-Eastern Algeria |
| title_short | Composition and Distribution on a Host of Avian Lice of White Storks in North-Eastern Algeria |
| title_sort | composition and distribution on a host of avian lice of white storks in north eastern algeria |
| topic | <i>Ciconiiformes</i> diversity ectoparasites Phthiraptera spatial distribution Algeria |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/2/77 |
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