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Tales of the flying earth: The effect of host flyways on the phylogeny of shorebird lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera)

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The article was published on 2012-04-05 and is currently open access. It has received 10 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ischnocera & Philopteridae.

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Lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) and their host associations in the Faroe Islands

TL;DR: Parasitic lice were collected and identified from 123 bird taxa and six mammal species from the Faroe Islands, resulting in a list of 215 species and subspecies of lice, of which as many as 171 are new louse records for the FarOE Islands.
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Distribution Pattern of Phthirapterans Infesting Certain Common Indian Birds

TL;DR: The prevalence and frequency distribution patterns of 10 phthirapteran species infesting house sparrows, Indian parakeets, common mynas, and white breasted kingfishers were recorded in the district of Rampur, India, during 2004–05.
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Phylogenetic utility and evolution of indels : a study in neognathous birds.

TL;DR: A topology that is in general agreement with the current molecular consensus tree, supports the monophyly of Metaves, and provides evidence for the unresolved relationships within the Charadriiformes is obtained.
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The relationship between Mallophaga and hippoboscid flies

TL;DR: A type of interrelationship between insects in which one is carried on the body of another larger insect, but the former does not feed on the latter, or, in other words, free passage without food.