Dear colleagues,
we would like to share with you our latest article on Burrowing Parrots in Patagonia:
Blank SM, Kutzscher C, Masello JF, Pilgrim RLC & P Quillfeldt (2007): Stick-tight fleas in the nostrils and below the tongue:
evolution of an extraordinary infestation site in Hectopsylla (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean
Society 149: 117-137
This recent paper deals with a very interesting / strange ectoparasite affecting Burrowing Parrot nestlings.
An Acrobat (.pdf) file is available from our web page:
I hope it will be of your interest. Please, do not hesitate to contact us for any related questions.
