Experimental Demonstration of the Fitness Consequences of an Introduced Parasite of Darwin’s Finches. (Registro nro. 13118)

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control field	EC-PaCDF
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control field	20171201134732.0
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Original cataloging agency	EC-PaCDF
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title	eng
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Edition number	22
Classification number	598.883
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Koop, Jennifer A. H.
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Title	Experimental Demonstration of the Fitness Consequences of an Introduced Parasite of Darwin’s Finches.
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Summary, etc.	Background: Introduced parasites are a particular threat to small populations of hosts living on islands because extinction can occur before hosts have a chance to evolve effective defenses. An experimental approach in which parasite abundance is manipulated in the field can be the most informative means of assessing a parasite’s impact on the host. The parasitic fly Philornis downsi, recently introduced to the Galapagos Islands, feeds on nestling Darwin’s finches and other land birds. Several correlational studies, and one experimental study of mixed species over several years, reported that the flies reduce host fitness. Here we report the results of a larger scale experimental study of a single species at a single site over a single breeding season. Methodology/Principal Findings: We manipulated the abundance of flies in the nests of medium ground finches (Geospiza fortis) and quantified the impact of the parasites on nestling growth and fledging success. We used nylon nest liners to reduce the number of parasites in 24 nests, leaving another 24 nests as controls. A significant reduction in mean parasite abundance led to a significant increase in the number of nests that successfully fledged young. Nestlings in parasitereduced nests also tended to be larger prior to fledging. Conclusions/Significance: Our results confirm that P. downsi has significant negative effects on the fitness of medium ground finches and they may pose a serious threat to other species of Darwin’s finches. These data can help in the design of management plans for controlling P. downsi in Darwin’s finch breeding populations.
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Language note	English
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Uncontrolled term	Darwin’s Finches.
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Uncontrolled term	Darwin Pinzones.
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Uncontrolled term	Philornis downsi.
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Personal name	Huber, Sarah K.
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700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Laverty, Sean M.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Clayton, Dale H.
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Related parts	Vol. 6, no. 5 (May 2011), p. 1-7
Title	PLOS ONE.
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Uniform Resource Identifier	http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019706
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Source of classification or shelving scheme	Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type	Artículo

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	Dewey Decimal Classification			Galápagos	Corley Smith Library	Corley Smith Library	Artículos	17/08/2017	1	598.883 KOO	2017-2208	22/04/2022	03/03/2020	17/08/2017	Artículo
	Dewey Decimal Classification			Galápagos	Corley Smith Library	Corley Smith Library	Colección PDF	17/08/2017		598.883 KOO 2011	2021-2017	17/08/2017		17/08/2017	Documento electrónico