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Anoplura

Known as: Louse, Sucking, Louse, Lice, Sucking 
An order of insects comprising the sucking lice, which are blood-sucking ectoparasites of mammals. Recognized families include: Echinphthiriidae… 
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Body louse infestationLiceMicrobiologicalPediculidae

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HaematopinusHoplopleuraPolyplaxSiphunculata

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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Sea lice (Copepoda: Caligidae) on wild sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) in Scotland
Lepeophtheirus salmonis infection occurred on 30% of 622 sea trout examined from Scottish waters, with intensities up to 258 per… 
1993
1993
Common Grackle Anting with Lime Fruit and Its Effect on Ectoparasites
Anting is stereotyped behavior in which birds expose themselves to fluid-secreting ants or other pungent substances. During… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Host specificity of Strigiphilus owl lice (Ischnocera: Philopteridae), with the description of new species and host associations.
Three new species and 11 new host associations are described for the cursitans species group of the genus Strigiphilus, the only… 
1986
1986
The sucking lice of North America : an illustrated manual for identification
1986
1986
Nutritive and non-nutritive sucking in preterm infants.
Nutritive and non-nutritive sucking was studied in 9 preterm infants with postmenstrual ages ranging from 28 to 33 weeks and… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Fahrenholz's Rule and Resource Tracking: A Study of Host-Parasite Coevolution
Fahrenholz s Rule and Resource Tracking are two hypotheses which describe host-parasite coevolution. Fahrenholz 's Rule states… 
1982
1982
Diagnosing and treating Phthirus pubis palpebrarum.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Neonatal nutritive sucking: effects of taste stimulation upon sucking rhythm and heart rate.
The sucking behavior and heart rate of 22 full-term newborns were recorded. Half of the infants sucked for 9 minutes in 3 blocks… 
1975
1975
VIRULENCE OF RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKI FOR HEAD LICE *
Wild head lice were obtained by combing out adult and instar lice from the uncut hair of school children. Normal body lice were… 
1968
1968
Arbovirus studies in Bush Bush Forest, Trinidad, W.I., September 1959-December 1964. III. Entomologic studies.
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