First records of the chewing louse Mulcticola hypoleucus (Denny, 1842) on the Eurasian nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 in the Benelux

Authors

  • Ruben Evens Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology, Campus Diepenbeek. Agoralaan, Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek
  • Natalie Beenaerts Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group: Environmental Biology, Campus Diepenbeek. Agoralaan, Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek
  • Nele Witters Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group: Environmental Economics, Campus Diepenbeek. Agoralaan, Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek
  • Tom Artois Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology, Campus Diepenbeek. Agoralaan, Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2018.17

Keywords:

parasite, Caprimulgus, nightjar, metapopulation, louse

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2018-04-17

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Evens, R., Beenaerts, N., Witters, N., & Artois, T. (2018). First records of the chewing louse Mulcticola hypoleucus (Denny, 1842) on the Eurasian nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 in the Benelux. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 148(1). https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2018.17

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