title: Helminth parasites of the blue-footed booby on Isla Isabel, México.
abstract: A survey of the helminth fauna of the blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii, on Isla Isabel, off the Pacific coast of México, is presented. Eight parasite species were found: 4 digeneans (Galactosomum puffini , Mesostephanus microbursa, Opisthometra planicollis, and Renicola thapari), 3 nematodes (Contracaecum sp., Porrocaecum sp., and Tetrameres sp.), and 1 cestode (Tetrabothrius sp). All these species are reported for the first time in the blue-footed booby, and they represent 8 new locality records as well. Species accumulation curves suggest these 8 parasite species comprise the total helminth fauna of this population of boobies. The most frequent and abundant parasite was R. thapari, inhabiting the kidney of its host. In male boobies, a significant negative correlation was found between abundance of R. thapari and host body condition.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ecología A.C., Red de Biología Evolutiva, km 2.5 ant. carretera a Coatepec, Xalapa, Veracruz, 91070, México. miguel.rubio@inecol.edu.mx
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rubio-Godoy
authors.forename: Gerardo Pérez-Ponce
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: de León
authors.forename: Berenit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mendoza-Garfias
authors.forename: María Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Carmona-Isunza
authors.forename: Alejandra Núñez-de
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: la Mora
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Drummond
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D001717:Birds; D005260:Female; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006376:Helminths / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence