Cyclorrhaphous Dipterans (Diptera Cyclorrhapha) inhabiting bird nests in Russia and Ukraine

Cyclorrhaphous Dipterans (Diptera Cyclorrhapha) inhabiting bird nests in Russia and Ukraine

A synopsis of 20 species of Diptera Cyclorrhapha from 10 families occurring in bird nests is presented. Some species were found for the first time in bird nests. The roles of each fly species in the bird nest consortia, the mode of larval life, associations with nestlings or nest substrate are discu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Entomological review 2012-08, Vol.92 (5), p.516-520
Hauptverfasser: Nartshuk, E. P, Matyukhin, A. V
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aves
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Birds
Diptera
Life Sciences
Nests
Reviews
Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:A synopsis of 20 species of Diptera Cyclorrhapha from 10 families occurring in bird nests is presented. Some species were found for the first time in bird nests. The roles of each fly species in the bird nest consortia, the mode of larval life, associations with nestlings or nest substrate are discussed. Most flies are widely distributed, the possible explanations for which are proposed.
ISSN:0013-8738
1555-6689
DOI:10.1134/S001387381205003X