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Insect ectoparasites on wild birds in the Czech Republic during the pre-breeding period

open access: yesParasite, 2011
Wild passerine birds (Passeriformes) from the northeastern part of the Czech Republic were examined for ectoparasites during the pre-breeding period in 2007. Two species of fleas of the genera Ceratophyllus and Dasypsyllus (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae),
Sychra O.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chewing Lice (Phthiraptera) Found on Songbirds (Passeriformes) in Turkey

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Parasitology, 2011
This study was performed to detect chewing lice species found on the songbirds at Lake Kuyucuk bird ringing station in the Kars province located in eastern Turkey.Chewing lice were collected from songbirds captured between September and October 2009.
Bilal Dik   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Visualizing Co-Phylogenetic Reconciliations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
We introduce a hybrid metaphor for the visualization of the reconciliations of co-phylogenetic trees, that are mappings among the nodes of two trees. The typical application is the visualization of the co-evolution of hosts and parasites in biology.
Calamoneri, Tiziana   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

New record of the chewing louse Myrsidea dissimilis (Kellogg, 1896) (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) parasitizing a Purple Martin, Progne subis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) in Amazonas, Brazil

open access: yesEntomological Communications, 2023
The chewing lice are obligatory ectoparasites of birds and mammals distributed worldwide. From an expedition to Comaru Island, Brazilian Amazon, a chewing louse parasitizing a Purple Martin [Progne subis (Linnaeus, 1758)], a Neotropical migrant, was ...
Ricardo Bassini-Silva   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nature of crop contents of an amblyceran pigeon louse, Colpocephalum turbinatum (Phthiraptera: Insecta) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Selected haemetophagous phthirapterans have been convicted to act as reservoir and transmitter of pathogens among their hosts. Amblyceran Phthiraptera are generally believed to exhibit varying degree of haemetophagy.
Ali, Rehmat   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Two major ruminant acute phase proteins, haptoglobin and serum amyloid A, as serum biomarkers during active sheep scab infestation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Two ruminant acute phase proteins (APPs), haptoglobin (Hp) and serum amyloid A (SAA), were evaluated as serum biomarkers (BMs) for sheep scab–a highly contagious ectoparasitic disease caused by the mite Psoroptes ovis, which is a major welfare and ...
Burgess, Stewart TG   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Phthiraptera of Canada [PDF]

open access: yesZooKeys, 2019
There are approximately 463 species of parasitic lice recorded in Canada, in three suborders: Amblycera, six families; Ischnocera, two families; Anoplura, eight families.
Terry D. Galloway
doaj   +2 more sources

Ectoparasitoses of domestic and productive animals and ways to defend [PDF]

open access: yesНауковий вісник ветеринарної медицини, 2020
The materials of the presented research cover the issues of entomoses prevalence in domestic and productive animals, determining the eff ectiveness of synthetic pyrethroids insecticides to ectoparasites of the following species: swine lice, canine and ...
Artemenko L.   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Restricted Geographic Sampling Yields Low Parasitism Rates but Surprisingly Diverse Host Associations in Avian Lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from South Texas

open access: yesDiversity, 2021
South Texas is a highly variable region encompassing multiple habitat types and harboring a wide diversity of organisms. However, the parasite fauna in this region is poorly known, especially for avian ectoparasites such as lice.
John P. Pistone   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Eomenacanthus stramineus (Insecta, Phthiraptera, Amblycera, Menoponidae) on poultry birds (Gallus gallus F. Domesticus) of Jaunpur [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
A total of 1,020 poultry birds belonging to twelve different localities of Jaunpur district were surveyed during May 2006 to April 2007 to record the prevalence rate of Eomenacanthus stramineus. Prevalence of E.
Chandra, Suresh   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

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