Mosquito blood feeding plays a key role in epidemiology. Despite its importance and large
number of studies worldwide, less attention has been paid in South America. We …

Recent studies suggest that vertebrate genetic material ingested by invertebrates (iDNA)
can be used to investigate vertebrate ecology. Given the ubiquity of invertebrates that feed …

Background Metabarcoding of vertebrate DNA found in invertebrates (iDNA) represents a
potentially powerful tool for monitoring biodiversity. Preliminary evidence suggests fly iDNA …

We sampled mosquitoes across 18 sites established at different elevations and stretching
from the north to the south of Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos. Two commonly occurring species …

The avifauna endemic to islands is particularly susceptible to population declines and
extinctions resulting from the introduction of non-native pathogens. Three pathogens of …

The Diptera fauna of the Galápagos Archipelago is updated and an annotated checklist is
presented. Currently 50 families, 207 genera, and a minimum of 324 species are recorded …

Blood parasites are considered some of the most significant pathogens for the conservation
of penguins, due to the considerable morbidity and mortality they have been shown to …

Most tropical mammal species are threatened or data-deficient. Data collection is impeded
by the traditional monitoring approaches which can be laborious, expensive and struggle to …

Life cycles and molecular data for terrestrial haemogregarines are reviewed in this article.
Collection material was re-examined: Hepatozoon argantis Garnham, 1954 in Argas brumpti …

Aim Lower species diversity, increased population densities and ecological niche
enlargement are common characteristics of island faunas. However, it remains to be …