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Fog and fauna of the Namib Desert: past and future
Ecosphere, Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2020., 2020 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]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi DergisiThis 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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Chewing lice (Phthiraptera, Amblycera, Ischnocera) from shorebirds (Aves, Charadriiformes) in the Kızılırmak Delta, Turkey [PDF]
Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”, 2023 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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Patterns in the Distribution of Avian Lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) [PDF]
Journal of Avian Biology, 1997 The frequency distributions of 15 species of avian lice among individuals within host populations are described and 12 previously described distributions are reviewed. All of these distributions were aggregated, but some of them do not conform to the negative binomial model (4 at P
József Rékási +2 more
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The eggshell morphology of Rallicola unguiculatus Piaget, 1880 (Ischnocera: Phthiraptera). [PDF]
J Parasit Dis, 2017 The egg chorion of the greater coucal louse, Rallicola unguiculatus bears hexagonal ridges. The hat shaped opercular disc also shows hexagonal marks. Twenty to twenty-three button shaped micropyles occur along the opercular rim. The stigma remained obscured under the cementing material.
Ahmad A.
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The taxonomy of Brazilian insects vectors of transmissible diseases (1900-2000) - then and now
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000 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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A New Genus of Ischnocera (Mallophaga)
The Florida Entomologist, 1957 Medium-sized Ischnocera. Head large with expanded temples. Wide hyaline margin which originates at the distal end of marginal carinae. Dorsal anterior plate of forehead with rounded posterior margin, and prolonged into a thickened posterior point. Ventral carina fused to distal end of marginal carina on each side. Pulvinus wide and attached to edges of
Robert Edwin Elbel, Kary C. Emerson
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Prevalence of chewing lice species on migratory birds in Razzaza lake [PDF]
Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023 Chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera and Amblycera) are permanent, obligate, and host-specific ectoparasites commonly found in birds. This study detects the types of chewing lice on living migratory birds.
Muna I. Jassem +4 more
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BMC Biology, 2012 Replicate adaptive radiations occur when lineages repeatedly radiate and fill new but similar niches and converge phenotypically. While this is commonly seen in traditional island systems, it may also be present in host-parasite relationships, where ...
Lapoint Richard, Whiteman Noah
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Host defense triggers rapid adaptive radiation in experimentally evolving parasites
Evolution Letters, Volume 3, Issue 2, Page 120-128, April 2019., 2019 Abstract Adaptive radiation occurs when the members of a single lineage evolve different adaptive forms in response to selection imposed by competitors or predators. Iconic examples include Darwin's finches, Caribbean anoles, and Hawaiian silverswords, all of which live on islands.
Sarah E. Bush +5 more
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