Checklist of chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera and Ischnocera) on birds of Peru
Arxius de Miscel-lània Zoològica, 2021 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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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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Chaetotaxy of three nymphal instars of an ischnoceran louse, Aegypoecus perspicuus (Phthiraptera: Insecta) [PDF]
, 2012 The present study on three nymphal instars of Aegypoecus perspicuus indicated that these differ from each other not only an size, abdominal segmentation, chitinization but also in the number of setae occurring on head, thorax and abdomen.
Agarwal, G. P. +5 more
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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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Nature of crop contents of an amblyceran pigeon louse, Colpocephalum turbinatum (Phthiraptera: Insecta) [PDF]
, 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
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Low prevalence of chewing lice (Phthiraptera) in wintering populations of the reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus (Aves: Passeriformes: Emberizidae) in the Iberian Peninsula [PDF]
, 2022 The reed bunting is a passerine bird of the Palearctic region, some subspecies suffer a decline in their populations. Four species of lice have been cited in reed bunting, but lice studies have not been carried out in the Iberian Peninsula.
Bernal, Iván +4 more
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Population characteristics of Brueelia sp. on certain Indian Finches [PDF]
, 2011 Five kinds of finches were examined during 2004-06. Two kinds of finches were found infested with ischnoceran lice, Brueelia sp. (Prevalence-20.5%, mean intensity of infestation-4.7 and range of infestation, 1-23).
Ahmad, Aftab +6 more
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Taxonomy of lice and their endosymbiotic bacteria in the post-genomic era [PDF]
, 2012 Recent studies of molecular and genomic data from the parasitic lice of birds and mammals, as well as their mutualistic endosymbiotic bacteria, are changing the phylogenetic relationships and taxonomy of these organisms.
Boyd, B.M., Reed, D.L.
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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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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2021 No existe un listado taxonómico que incluya a las especies de los 3 subórdenes de Phthiraptera (Anoplura, Amblycera e Ischnocera) presentes en México. Los listados más importantes han sido sobre piojos chupadores —en mamíferos— o masticadores —en aves y
Mirely Guzmán-Torres +1 more
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