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Protocalliphora or bird
blowflies are a blow fly
genus containing many
species which are
obligate parasites of birds. Eggs are laid in bird nests. After...
- "DNA
barcoding cannot reliably identify species of the
blowfly genus Protocalliphora (Diptera: Calliphoridae)".
Proceedings of the
Royal Society B: Biological...
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Breeding Biology of the Long-billed
Marsh Wren. p. 19. Warren, Yvonne. "
Protocalliphora Braueri (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Induced Pathogenesis in a
Brood of...
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nestlings have been
found to be
prone to
maggot infestations (probably by
Protocalliphora sp.) and in some
areas to leeches. Nest
holes may
sometimes be used...
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their excreta beyond the rims of
their nests.
Blowflies of the
genus Protocalliphora have
specialized to
become obligate nest
parasites with the maggots...
- Macquart, 1851
Polleniopsis Townsend, 1917
Prosthetosoma Silvestri, 1920
Protocalliphora Hough, 1899
Protophormia Townsend, 1908
Ptilonesia Bezzi, 1927 Rhynchoestrus...
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scavenging insects,
including nest
flies such as
Neottiophilum praestum,
Protocalliphora blowflies, and over 1,400
species of beetle.
Clutches usually comprise...
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identified by the
structure of its antennae. It is a
parasitoid of
Protocalliphora pupae,
usually found in birds' nests. The
species is
found in western...
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hawks are
often parasitized by
species such as
Trichomonas gallinae,
Protocalliphora avium, and
various species of
blood parasites. Humans, intentionally...
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resulting in
lesions on the legs and toes.
Parasitisation of
nestlings by
Protocalliphora blow-fly
larvae is a
significant factor in
nestling mortality. Egg...
