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Summary: This study evaluates the status of different genera within the avian feather louse Philopterus-complex using DNA sequence data. The analysis suggests that some genera are monophyletic while others are not. This is the largest phylogenetic reconstruction of avian lice in the Philopterus-complex to date and highlights the need for further revision of genera in the group.
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(2022)
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R. Daniel Gustafsson, Chunpo Tian, Fasheng Zou
Summary: Knowledge of chewing lice from Asian birds is patchy, with most detailed studies done on the louse fauna of the Indian subcontinent. Surveys conducted in Mongolia and Vietnam have also contributed to the understanding of louse fauna in Asia.
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Parasitology
Yu Nie, Yi-Tian Fu, Yu Zhang, Yuan-Ping Deng, Wei Wang, Ya Tu, Guo-Hua Liu
Summary: This study investigated the mitochondrial genomes of two louse species from the family Philopteridae and found significant gene rearrangements. Phylogenetic analysis suggested a clear genetic distinction between Falcolipeurus and Ibidoecus, providing valuable genetic markers for further systematic studies of bird lice.
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2021)
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Robert S. de Moya
Summary: This study presents a comprehensive phylogenomic analysis of Philopteridae feather lice, providing insights into their relationships, evolution, and complex morphological and ecological traits. Results suggest that modern feather lice started to diversify approximately 49 million years ago following the adaptive radiation of their avian hosts. The study also reveals a high frequency of host switching and significant congruence between host and parasite trees.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY
(2022)
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Alexandra A. Grossi, Chunpo Tian, Mengjiao Ren, Fasheng Zou, Daniel R. Gustafsson
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MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2024)
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Jesus M. Perez, Angeles Saez-Ventura, Gracia Liebanas, Luca Rossi, Mercedes Fernandez, Natalia Fraija-Fernandez
Summary: Habitat loss threatens species survival, including parasites that depend on their hosts for habitat. Co-extinction occurs when local extinction of host taxa leads to extinction of their parasites. This study focuses on the bearded vulture, which was successfully reintroduced in the Alps. Lice specimens collected from a bearded vulture in the Italian Alps were morphologically identified as Degeeriella punctifer, and their sensory structures and genetic characteristics were analyzed.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
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Daniel R. Gustafsson, Sarah E. Bush
Summary: Fourteen new species of chewing lice in the Brueelia-complex, along with a new subgenus, are described, providing checklists and keys for their classification on hosts in the Campephagidae family.
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Zoology
Oldrich Sychra, Ricardo L. Palma
Summary: A new species of chewing louse, Myrsidea danielalfonsoi, is identified on the Austral thrush in Chile.
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Zoology
Daniel R. Gustafsson, Chunpo Tian, Mengjiao Ren, Zhixiao Liu, Xiaoping Yu, Fasheng Zou
Summary: Four new species of Guimaraesiella are described and illustrated based on specimens collected in South China. This is the first record of a species from the Brueelia-complex found on a member of the Zosteropidae.
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Terry D. Galloway
Summary: 41 belted kingfishers from Manitoba, Canada were examined for ectoparasites, revealing a 48.8% infestation rate of a chewing louse species that was highly aggregated in distribution. Additionally, an unidentified species of feather mite infested a few hosts.
CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST
(2021)
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Daniel R. Gustafsson, Fasheng Zou, Sarah E. Bush
Summary: This study describes and illustrates six new species of chewing lice in the Resartor-group (Brueelia-complex), and provides a key for species identification in the genera Aratricerca, Turdinirmoides, and Timalinirmus.
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Zoology
Daniel R. Gustafsson, Costica Adam, Fasheng Zou
Summary: Three new species of chewing lice parasitic on woodpeckers and barbets in China were described and illustrated. Additionally, two new genera were erected and an updated checklist of species in the Penenirmus-complex was provided.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Eslam Adly, Mohamed Nasser, Saleh Alfarraj, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Sara Al-Ashaal
Summary: This study documented for the first time the occurrence of parasitic chewing lice on Brown Booby in Egypt, which revealed a monophyletic origin of Pectinopygus spp. associated with boobies and their independent speciation from other species of Pectinopygus.
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(2021)
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Daniel R. Gustafsson, Tomas Najer, Fasheng Zou, Sarah E. Bush
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TAXONOMY
(2022)
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Kholoud A. Al-Shammery
Summary: This study examined chewing lice on two species of resident wild swifts for the first time in Saudi Arabia, identifying two new parasitic lice species and providing taxonomical and ecological remarks. The discovery of these lice species is significant for the parasitic fauna of Saudi Arabia.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2021)
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Parasitology
Andre V. Bochkov, Michel P. Valim
ACTA PARASITOLOGICA
(2016)
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Entomology
Maciej Skoracki, Sergey V. Mironov, Fabio A. Hernandes, Michel P. Valim
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY
(2016)
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Parasitology
Andre V. Bochkov, Michel P. Valim, Ronald Ochoa, Barry M. OConnor, Alexander O. Averianov
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
(2016)
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Parasitology
Sergey V. Mironov, Fabio A. Hernandes, Michel P. Valim
SYSTEMATIC PARASITOLOGY
(2016)
Review
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Andrew D. Sweet, Bret M. Boyd, Julie M. Allen, Scott M. Villa, Michel P. Valim, Jose L. Rivera-Parra, Robert E. Wilson, Kevin P. Johnson
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Zoology
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IHERINGIA SERIE ZOOLOGIA
(2017)
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Entomology
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REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ENTOMOLOGIA
(2017)
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Evolutionary Biology
Therese A. Catanach, Michel P. Valim, Jason D. Weckstein, Kevin P. Johnson
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Zoology
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Parasitology
Therese A. Catanach, Kevin P. Johnson, Ben D. Marks, Robert G. Moyle, Michel P. Valim, Jason D. Weckstein
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Entomology
Kamila M. D. Kuabara, Michel P. Valim, Terry D. Galloway
CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST
(2020)
Correction
Entomology
Kamila M. D. Kuabara, Michel P. Valim, Terry D. Galloway
CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST
(2020)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Stanislav Kolencik, Kevin P. Johnson, Avery R. Grant, Michel P. Valim, Kamila M. D. Kuabara, Jason D. Weckstein, Julie M. Allen
Summary: This study evaluates the status of different genera within the avian feather louse Philopterus-complex using DNA sequence data. The analysis suggests that some genera are monophyletic while others are not. This is the largest phylogenetic reconstruction of avian lice in the Philopterus-complex to date and highlights the need for further revision of genera in the group.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Robert S. de Moya, Julie M. Allen, Andrew D. Sweet, Kimberly K. O. Walden, Ricardo L. Palma, Vincent S. Smith, Stephen L. Cameron, Michel P. Valim, Terry D. Galloway, Jason D. Weckstein, Kevin P. Johnson
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2019)
