Effect of predation risk and ectoparasitic louse flies on physiological stress condition of the red-tailed tropicbird (<i>Phaethon rubricauda</i>) from Rapa Nui and Salas & Gómez islands.

Luna, Nicolas; Varela, Andrea I; Luna-Jorquera, Guillermo; Brokordt, Katherina

Effect of predation risk and ectoparasitic louse flies on physiological stress condition of the red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) from Rapa Nui and Salas & Gómez islands.

Luna, Nicolas; Varela, Andrea I; Luna-Jorquera, Guillermo; Brokordt, Katherina.

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Luna N; Millennium Nucleus for Ecology and Sustainable Management of Oceanic Islands (ESMOI), Departamento de Biologia Marina, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile.
Varela AI; Programa de Magister en Ciencias del Mar Mención Recursos Costeros, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile.
Luna-Jorquera G; Millennium Nucleus for Ecology and Sustainable Management of Oceanic Islands (ESMOI), Departamento de Biologia Marina, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile.
Brokordt K; Millennium Nucleus for Ecology and Sustainable Management of Oceanic Islands (ESMOI), Departamento de Biologia Marina, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile.

PeerJ ; 8: e9088, 2020.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32714650

Key words

Body condition; Easter Island ecoregion; Ectoparasitic blood feeders; H/L ratio; HSP70; Introduced predators; Leukocytes; Native seabird; Sub-lethal effects; oceanic islands

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