Talk:Philornis downsi

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The parasitic fly Philornis downsi has been accidentally introduced to the Galapagos Islands in the 1960s. Because of its introduction, the mortality rate of the Mangrove finch (Camarhyncus heliobates) increased by 14% when fly larvae are present in the nest sites.^[1]
It has been observed that adult flies lay eggs inside of the finch's nests when the adult finches are not present. When the larvae hatch, they migrate up into the nares of chicks and feed on inner tissues of the baby birds.^[2]
Fly larvae feed for 4 to 7 days and then pupate. They then emerge as adult flies in 7 to 18 days and fly away. Finch chicks have been observed as having a healthy behavior right up until their death. Most chicks die of internal organ damage and open body cavities suffered from fly larvae feedings. ^[3]

Bukstein.1 (talk) 01:18, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

References

dutch date differs

De vlieg werd ontdekt in Trinidad en in 1968 beschreven Dodge, H.R. & T.H.G. Aitken, 1968. Philornis Flies from Trinidad (Diptera: Muscidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 41(1):134-154 instead off 1990 ???

[1] ttp://www.jstor.org.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/stable/20721440?seq=1&

[2] ttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/doi/10.1111/eth.12196/full

[3] ttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/doi/10.1111/eth.12196/full

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