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Does Preening Behavior Reduce the Prevalence of Avian Feather Lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera)?

Journal of Parasitology, 2023
Animals defend themselves against parasites in many ways. Defenses, such as physiological immune responses, are capable of clearing some infections. External parasites that do not feed on blood, however, are not controlled by the physiological immune ...
Sarah E. Bush, D. Clayton
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Species of Reticulipeurus Kéler, 1958 (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Oxylipeurus-complex) parasitic on species of Arborophila, with description of a new subgenus and three new species.

Zootaxa, 2023
A new subgenus and three new species of parasitic lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) in the Oxylipeurus-complex are described and illustrated. Forcipurellus new subgenus is part of the genus Reticulipeurus Kéler, 1958, and only includes species parasitic on
D. Gustafsson, Fasheng Zou
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Molecular identification of Campanulotes bidentatus Scopoli, 1763 (Phthiraptera, Philopteridae) infecting the domestic pigeon Columba livia from Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021
The taxonomy of the order Phthiraptera is unstable and still problematic to researchers. Most of the current taxon classifications are mainly based on morphological features. Campanulotes bidentatus belongs to the chewing lice of the Philopteridae family
Dina Mahmoud Ahmed Metwally, Hany M Yehia, Saeed A El-Ashram   +2 more
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Co-phylogeny of a hyper-symbiotic system: endosymbiotic bacteria (Gammaproteobacteria), chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) and birds (Passeriformes).

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2023
Chewing lice are hosts to endosymbiotic bacteria as well as themselves being permanent parasites. This offers a unique opportunity to examine the cophylogenetic relationships between three ecologically interconnected organismal groups: birds, chewing ...
A. Grossi, Chunpo Tian, M. Ren, Fasheng Zou, D. Gustafsson   +4 more
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An annotated checklist of the chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera, Amblycera, Rhynchophthirina) from domestic and wild mammals in Malaysia.

Zootaxa, 2023
Literature records of chewing lice (Phthiraptera) from mammals in Malaysia were checked and reviewed, resulting in a list of 13 confirmed species belonging to eight genera (Bovicola, Felicola, Gliricola, Gyropus, Haematomyzus, Heterodoxus, Lorisicola ...
A. Kazim, Jamal Houssaini, D. Tappe, C. Heo   +3 more
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Phthiraptera Haeckel 1896

2022
PHTHIRAPTERA Haeckel, 1896 Phthiraptera Haeckel, 1896: 703.
Gustafsson, Daniel R., Bush, Sarah E.
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