| Titre : | Commensalism between two gecko species [Hemidactylus tvrcinus and Tarentola mauretanica) and the Common Swift Apus apus (2011) |
| Auteurs : | G Gory, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Alauda (79(1) Janvier, 2011) |
| Article en page(s) : | 233-236 |
| Résumé : | Regular surveys at a colony of Common Swift Apus apus in southern France showed the frequent occurrence of geckos in the nesting cavities of this bird species. The Turkish Gecko Hemidactylus furcinus was observed more frequently than the Wall Gecko Tarentola mauritanica suggesting commensalism between these two species and the Common Swift during the bird's nesting period. This commensalisms is suspected to play a role in regulating the blood sucking nest parasite Crataerina pallida. |



