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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 IntroductionAvian head lice comprise a diverse group of distantly related genera of lice that exhibit a strongly convergent morphology. Due to their lack of free-living stages, their strong morphological adaptations to living on the host’s head, and the ...
Mengjiao Ren +6 more
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Head lice: the feelings people have [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Head lice are a source of amusement for outsiders and an embarrassing nuisance to those who have to deal with them. Our study collected the emotions experienced by people dealing with head lice.
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Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis, is an obligatory blood-sucking ectoparasite, distributed worldwide. Phylogenetically, it occurs in five divergent mitochondrial clades (A–E); each exhibiting a particular geographical distribution. Recent
Celia Scherelle Boumbanda Koyo +7 more
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Odorant receptor-based discovery of natural repellents of human lice [PDF]
, 2015 The body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus, is an obligate blood-feeding ectoparasite and an important insect vector that mediates the transmission of diseases to humans.
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Head lice in Norwegian households: actions taken, costs and knowledge. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 INTRODUCTION: Head lice infestations cause distress in many families. A well-founded strategy to reduce head lice prevalence must shorten the infectious period of individual hosts.
Bjørn Arne Rukke +4 more
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Evidence from mitochondrial DNA that head lice and body lice of humans (Phthiraptera : Pediculidae) are conspecific [PDF]
, 2002 The specific status of the head and body lice of humans has been debated for more than 200 yr. To clarify the specific status of head and body lice, we sequenced 524 base pairs (bp) of the cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene of 28 head and 28 body lice from ...
Yang, X. +4 more
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Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat (Indonesian Journal of Community Engagement), 2023 Children living in orphanages are generally vulnerable to close-contact transmission diseases, including head lice infestation. The clinical manifestation of head lice infestation was relatively mild, such as itchy scalp, and hence it is often overlooked
Natalia Puspadewi +2 more
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Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.Genome‐wide systematic annotation identified 81 odorant receptors (ORs) and 49 odorant‐binding proteins (OBPs) in the tobacco budworm, Chloridea virescens. Phylogenetic analyses revealed chemosensory gene diversification in Heliothinae and extensive lineage‐specific duplications in C.
Rong Guo, Boyang Ni, Megan L. Fritz
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Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Brown trout (Salmo trutta) has adapted to a wide range of habitats and displays a variety of life‐history strategies. Being facultatively anadromous, populations without migration barriers to the sea consist of both resident and anadromous individuals in different proportions.
Ingerid J. Hagen +7 more
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Proportion of each allele among the head and body lice. [PDF]
, 2012 The names (ID numbers) of the alleles are mentioned followed by the letter H for head lice and B for body lice. The alleles found in both the head and body lice are shown in green. The blue alleles were found only in the head lice, and the yellow alleles
Aurélie Veracx (132369) +4 more
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