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Associations between chewing lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) and albatrosses and petrels (Aves, Procellariiformes) collected in Brazil

Associações entre malófagos (Insecta, Phthiraptera) e albatrozes e petréis (Aves, Procellariiformes) capturados no Brasil

Chewing lice were searched on 197 skins of 28 species of procellariiform birds collected in Brazil. A total of 38 species of lice were found on 112 skins belonging to 22 bird species. The lice were slide-mounted and identified. A list of lice species found and their host species is given and some host-louse associations are discussed under an evolutionary perspective.

Amblycera; ectoparasites; host-parasite relationship; Ischnocera


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