@article {10124,
	title = {Parasites and Pathogens of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis): A Field Survey of a Population Nesting Within a Grass-Dominated Agricultural Habitat in Georgia, USA, with a Review of Previous Records},
	journal = {Comparative Parasitology},
	volume = {79},
	number = {1},
	year = {2012},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {30-43},
	abstract = {The parasite community associated with a population of eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis) nesting in a grassdominated habitat in northern Georgia, U.S.A., was surveyed by live examination of adults and nestlings; examination of feces, nesting materials, and blood smears; necropsy; and polymerase chain reaction techniques. During the course of 5 breeding seasons, we found 10 macroparasite species, which included I tick species (lxodes brunneus), 1 louse species (Philopterus sialii), 1 species of hematophagous mite (Dermanvssus prognephilus), and 5 other species not previously reported from eastern bluebirds, including an acanthocephalan (Plagiorhynchus cylindraceus), a species of strongyloid nematode, a cestode (Hymenolepis sp.), a nestling bird fly (Carnus floridensis), and a nest mite (Campephilocoptes sp.); a description of feather mites associated with the population was not included in this report. Overall prevalence of macroparasites was 16.1\%. We also detected 5 species of protistan parasites, including Haemoproteus fallisi, Plasmodium relic/urn, Trypanosoma avium, and 2 others, an Atoxoplasma sp. and a Sarcocystis sp., which represent new host parasite records. One bird tested positive for West Nile virus and for St. Louis encephalitis virus. More than 50\% of the birds examined were infected with 1 or more microparasites. Prevalence of microparasites varied by examination method employed. An updated list of known parasites of eastern bluebirds gathered from published literature and database searches is provided.},
	keywords = {Carnidae, Georgia},
	isbn = {1525-2647},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://ZOOREC:ZOOR14804028309},
	author = {Carleton, Renee E. and Mertins, James W. and Yabsley, Michael J.}
}
@article {1517,
	title = {The bird flies, genus Carnus: Species revision, generic relationships, and a fossil Meoneura in Amber (Diptera: Carnidae)},
	journal = {American Museum Novitates},
	volume = {3190},
	year = {1997},
	pages = {1-30},
	type = {article},
	keywords = {Afrotropis, amber, biology, Carnidae, Carnus hemapterus, Europe, floridensis, Hemeromyia, images, male terminalia, Meoneura, Meoneurites, mexicana, Nearctis, Neomeoneurites, occidentalis, orientalis, phylogenetic systematic, species description, variation},
	url = {http://diptera.myspecies.info/sites/diptera.myspecies.info/files/Grimaldi_1997.pdf},
	author = {Grimaldi, D. A.}
}
