Fog and fauna of the Namib Desert: past and future
Abstract The future of fog‐dependent habitats under climate change is unknown but likely precarious; many have experienced recent declines in fog. Fog‐dependent deserts particularly will be threatened, because, there, fog can be the main water source for biota.
Duncan Mitchell +6 more
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Chewing lice (psocodea: phthiraptera) detected in wild birds in hatay, türkiye, a new record of the colpocephalum ecaudati price and beer from black kite (milvus migrans) [PDF]
This study was carried out to determine chewing lice species of the wild birds, which were brought to the Veterinary Health, Practice and Research Center and Wild Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Center of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, between May 2018-
Aykut ZEREK +4 more
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Host habitat and position on host affecting the evolution of chewing lice (Phthiraptera): Phylogenetic analysis of Ischnocera in Saudi Arabia [PDF]
There are very few reports discussing the higher level phylogeny of the chewing lice (Phthiraptera) and their roles in the evaluation of these insects.
Mohamed Nasser +3 more
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This study presents twelve species of Mallophaga collected from birds held in captive in a temporary or permanent enclosure in Peru. Four Mallophaga Amblycera: Colpocephalum turbinatum, Psittacobrosus amazonicus, Psittacobrosus burmeisteri y Kurodaia sp.,
Luis A. Gomez-Puerta +1 more
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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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Chewing lice (Phthiraptera, Amblycera, Ischnocera) from shorebirds (Aves, Charadriiformes) in the Kızılırmak Delta, Turkey [PDF]
This study was carried out in the Kızılırmak Delta Cernek Bird Ringing Station, Central Black Sea Region, during August and September 2020, to survey the louse species found on shorebirds (Aves: Charadriiformes). A total of 241
Bilal Dik +5 more
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The taxonomy of Brazilian insects vectors of transmissible diseases (1900-2000) - then and now
A brief historical overview is given of the most relevant taxonomic studies of insect groups vectors of transmissible diseases in Brazil, from the "heroic" times of the foundation of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz in Rio de Janeiro up to the present.
Nelson Papavero +1 more
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Four new species of Guimaraesiella (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Brueelia-complex) from China
Four new species of Guimaraesiella Eichler, 1949 are described and illustrated based on specimens collected in South China. They are: Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella) citreisoma new species ex Leiothrix lutea kwangtungensis Whistler, 1943 (Leiothrichidae); Guimaraesiella (Cicchinella) corrugata new species ex Alcippe hueti hueti David, 1874 (Leiothrichidae)
DANIEL R. GUSTAFSSON +5 more
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En el presente trabajo se reporta nueve especies de malófagos colectados de aves peruanas. Dos malófagos Amblycera: Heteromenopon laticapitis y Menacanthus pici, así como siete malófagos Ischnocera: Alcedoffula theresae, Brueelia brunneinucha ...
Luis A. Gomez-Puerta +1 more
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Checklist of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera and Ischnocera) on birds of Peru
Llista de verificació de polls mastegadors (Phthiraptera: Amblycera e Ischnocera) dels ocells del Perú El Perú és un dels països amb més diversitat d’ocells del món, amb unes 1.876 espècies al seu territori.
D. Minaya, F. Principe, J. Iannacone
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