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From Micro to Macro: Investigating mechanisms involved in the convergent evolution of feather lice ecomorphs
… and macroevolutionary perspective. Parasitic feather lice in the family Philopteridae (Order: Psocodea) are found on almost all species of birds and have repeatedly diversified into ecomorphs specific to areas of their host's body. These morphological characteristics allow them to avoid being …
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A morphological phylogeny with a taxonomic revision of African species of Goniodes (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) sensu lato from the Galliformes (Aves)
… the approximately 5000 species of ectoparasitic lice in the order Phthiraptera are ideal models for such work. Unfortunately, study of this group is hindered by a history of poor taxonomy and a lack of a widely accepted higher-level phylogeny for the Phthiraptera. This study broadly contributes …