During fall season, biodiversity of mites collected from parrots and Peacocks was recorded in Giza Zoo. Samples of dust, litter and debris from bird cages were examined. Mites were extracted using modified Tullgren funnel and mounted in Hoyer s medium on microscopic slides for examination. Seventeen mite species of 15 genera belong to ten families were identified. Theses families belong to four suborders as follow: four to Actinedida, two to Gamasida, three to Acaridida and one to Oribatida. Three species were firstly recorded; one belongs to the family Acaridae and the others to the family Cheyletidae. Types of habits of collected acari founa were noted predacious (35.2%), fungivourus (3.2%), parasitic (0.8%), phytophagous (4%), allergen (56.8%).
Abo Shnaf, R., Romeih, A., & Allam, S. (2008). Biodiversity of Mites Associated with Parrots and Peacocks in Giza Zoo, Egypt. Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology, 2(1), 27-30. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2008.4975
MLA
Reham Abo Shnaf; Amal Romeih; Sally Allam. "Biodiversity of Mites Associated with Parrots and Peacocks in Giza Zoo, Egypt". Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology, 2, 1, 2008, 27-30. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2008.4975
HARVARD
Abo Shnaf, R., Romeih, A., Allam, S. (2008). 'Biodiversity of Mites Associated with Parrots and Peacocks in Giza Zoo, Egypt', Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology, 2(1), pp. 27-30. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2008.4975
VANCOUVER
Abo Shnaf, R., Romeih, A., Allam, S. Biodiversity of Mites Associated with Parrots and Peacocks in Giza Zoo, Egypt. Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology, 2008; 2(1): 27-30. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2008.4975
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