Patterns of host–parasite associations in tropical lice and their passerine hosts in Cameroon [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Coevolutionary processes that drive the patterns of host–parasite associations can be deduced through congruence analysis of their phylogenies. Feather lice and their avian hosts have previously been used as typical model systems for congruence analysis;
Magdalena Gajdošová +6 more
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Draft genome assemblies of the avian louse Brueelia nebulosa and its associates using long-read sequencing from an individual specimen [PDF]
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2023 Sequencing high molecular weight (HMW) DNA with long-read and linked-read technologies has promoted a major increase in more complete genome sequences for nonmodel organisms.
Andrew D Sweet +4 more
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Prevalence and diversity of parasitic bird lice (Insecta: Psocodea) in northeast Arkansas [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 Many groups of parasites lack basic information on biodiversity and host associations, which poses challenges for conservation and understanding the ecological relationships between hosts and their parasites.
Paige J. Brewer, Andrew D. Sweet
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Insect ectoparasites from wild passerine birds in the Azores Islands [PDF]
Parasite, 2020 A total of 266 wild passerine birds (Passeriformes) representing eight species and nine subspecies from three islands of the Archipelago of the Azores were examined for ectoparasites. Two species of louse-flies Ornithomya avicularia and Ornithoica turdi (
Oslejskova Lucie +6 more
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Birds in arid regions have depauperate louse communities: Climate change implications? [PDF]
Ecol EvolEnvironmental factors are known to affect the distribution of free‐living organisms. We surveyed parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) of 500 birds and found that parasite diversity is also influenced by the environment. We found that birds in arid Utah had substantially lower louse diversity (prevalence, abundance, and richness) than birds in humid ...
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Data supporting a molecular phylogeny of the hyper-diverse genus Brueelia [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2015 Data is presented in support of a phylogenetic reconstruction of one of the largest, and most poorly understood, groups of lice: the Brueelia-complex (Bush et al., 2015 [1]).
Sarah E. Bush +8 more
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Chewing lice of Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) and diversity of louse-host associations of birds in reed beds in Slovakia [PDF]
ParasiteA total of 1,621 wild birds representing 34 species were examined for chewing lice in reed beds in southwestern Slovakia during the pre-breeding migration 2008–2009 and 2016–2019.
Sychra Oldřich +7 more
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Redescriptions of thirteen species of chewing lice in the Brueelia-complex (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae), with one new synonymy and a neotype designation for Nirmus lais Giebel, 1874 [PDF]
Mitteilungen Aus Dem Museum Fur Naturkunde in Berlin - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 2019 Thirteen species of chewing lice in the Brueelia-complex are redescribed and illustrated. They are: Brueelia blagovescenskyi Balát, 1955, ex Emberiza schoeniclus (Linnaeus, 1758); B.
Daniel Gustafsson +2 more
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Two new species of Brueelia Kéler, 1936 (Ischnocera, Philopteridae) parasitic on Neotropical trogons (Aves, Trogoniformes) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2011 Two new species of Brueelia are described and illustrated. These new species and their type hosts are: Brueelia sueta ex Pharomachrus pavoninus (Spix, 1824), the Pavonine Quetzal and Brueelia cicchinoi ex Trogon viridis Linnaeus, the White-tailed Trogon.
Michel Valim, Jason Weckstein
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2019 Four new species of Brueelia Kéler, 1936 are described and illustrated. All of them parasitize African endemic host species in the families Passeridae, Ploceidae, and Estrildidae (Passeriformes). They are: Brueelia pofadderensis sp. nov.
Daniel Gustafsson +2 more
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