The relationship of endoparasite diversity and feeding ecology in the seabird complex of South Florida

• Main Author: Nakama, Michael
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: NSUWorks 2018
• Subjects: Feeding ecology; seabirds; parasites; host species; species richness; Pelecaniformes; Suliformes; Accipitriformes; Charadriiformes; Marine Biology; Rho; osprey; Pandion haliaetus
• Online Access: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/500; https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1509&context=occ_stuetd

Endoparasite community structure has been poorly studied in migratory birds, particularly among the seabirds of south Florida. We examined parasite communities in seven south Florida seabird species: brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis (n=33), northern gannet Morus bassanus (n=31), double-crested c...