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 | Clayton, Dale H. | Comparative effects of mites and lice on the reproductive success of rock doves (Columba livia) | We report experimental data comparing the effects of Mesostigmatid mites and Ischnoceran lice on the reproductive performance of a single group of captive rock doves (Columba livid). Several components of host reproductive success were compared for the two groups, including number of eggs laid, hatc... | Ectoparasites; Reproduction; Rock doves; Columba livia; Ischnocera; Mites; Lice | 1995 |
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 | Clayton, Dale H.; Bush, Sarah Elizabeth | Is melanin a defense against feather-feeding lice? | The adaptive basis of plumage color has received much attention, including the finding that color can reveal information about parasite loads to potential mates. A related possibility, that color may be a direct defense against parasites, has received less attention. | Columba livia; Columbiformes; Ectoparasites; Columbicola columbae; Campanulotes compare; Plumage color; Eumelanin; Preening | 2006 |
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 | Clayton, Dale H. | Reciprocal natural selection on host-parasite phenotypes | Coevolution is evolution in one species in response to selection imposed by a second species, followed by evolution in the second species in response to reciprocal selection imposed by the first species. Although reciprocal selection is a prerequisite of coevolution, it has seldom been documented in... | Host-parasite phenotypes; Ectoparasites; Virulence; Fitness | 1999 |
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 | Clayton, Dale H. | Experimental test of the importance of preen oil in Rock Doves (Columba livia) | Most species of birds have a uropygial gland, also known as a preen gland, which produces oil that birds spread through their plumage when preening. The plumage of waterfowl deprived of uropygial oil becomes brittle and is subject to breakage. | Columba livia; Columbiformes; Preen oil; Ectoparasites; Columbicola columbae; Campanulotes compare; Plumage | 2003 |
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 | Clayton, Dale H. | Feather-busting bacteria | I ONCE HAD A COLLEAGUE who delighted in the aphorism, which he proudly coined himself, "If it's too small to see with the naked eye, it ain't there." Sadly, this view may as well be true for ornithologists who study birds only through unaided eyes, binoculars, or spotting scopes. But birds can also ... | Columba livia; Columbiformes; Ectoparasites; Bacteria; Plumage | 1999 |
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 | Clayton, Dale H. | Common grackle anting with lime fruit and its effect on ectoparasites | Anting is stereotyped behavior in which birds ex- pose themselves to fluid-secreting ants or other pun- gent substances. During "active" anting a bird crush- es an ant in the bill and rubs it frenetically through its plumage (Rothschild and Clay 1952). During "passive" anting a bird entices ants to ... | Quiscalus quiscala; Columbicola columbae; Anting; Ectoparasites | 1993 |
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