The preferred attachment areas were the coxae; followed by the mesosternum and the humeri.
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The most infested areas of the nestlings were the wings (44%), head (39.5%) and coxae (16.5%).
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Regarding seasonal samples, the same analyses showed a competitive structure only in the sub-communities found on pleopodal coxae.
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