Kleptoparasitism

  • Researchers suggest that kleptoparasitism among seabirds could serve as a transmission pathway for the H5N1 avian influenza virus, potentially explaining its swift global spread.
  • Kleptoparasitism is a feeding strategy where seabirds like frigatebirds and skuas force other birds to regurgitate their food, which may unintentionally facilitate the transmission of the H5N1 virus.
  • It occurs in several groups of animals, such as birds, insects, and mammals, and is considered a form of social parasitism.
  • The kleptoparasite benefits from the efforts of other animals to obtain food, without expending energy in searching for and capturing these resources for itself.
  • Kleptoparasitism may be intraspecific, where the parasite ....
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