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Louse Systematics

Louse Systematics is a taxonomic discipline that classifies lice according to their evolutionary relationships and morphological or genetic characteristics to establish hierarchical categories within the order Phthiraptera.

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128

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72

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2017–2026

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Phthiraptera Systematics

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Publications

72

Multiple origins of parasitism in lice

Kevin P. Johnson, Kazunori Yoshizawa, Vincent Smith · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2004 · 171 citations · Full text

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Evolutionary history of mammalian sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura)

Jessica E. Light, Vincent Smith, Julie M. Allen et al. · BMC Evolutionary Biology · 2010 · 126 citations · Full text

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Molecular Identification of Lice from Pre‐Columbian Mummies

Didier Raoult, David L. Reed, Katharina Dittmar et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2008 · 99 citations · Full text

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The phylogeny of the louse genus Brueelia does not reflect host phylogeny

Kevin P. Johnson, Richard J. Adams, Dale H. Clayton · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · 2002 · 92 citations

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Unlocking the black box of feather louse diversity: A molecular phylogeny of the hyper-diverse genus Brueelia

Sarah E. Bush, Jason D. Weckstein, Daniel R. Gustafsson et al. · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution · 2015 · 86 citations

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Authors

128

  1. KP
    Kevin P. Johnson

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    13 publications · 628 citations

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  2. VS
    Vincent Smith

    Natural History Museum, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 570 citations

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  3. MČ
    Miroslav Čapek

    Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czechia

    6 publications · 85 citations

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  4. IL
    Ivan Literák

    University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Czechia

    6 publications · 85 citations

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  5. OS
    Oldřich Sychra

    University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Czechia

    6 publications · 89 citations

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Institutions

72

  1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    693 citations

  2. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    535 citations

  3. Illinois Archaeological Survey

    Champaign, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    601 citations

  4. Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology

    Brno, Czechia

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    173 citations

  5. University of Veterinary Sciences Brno

    Brno, Czechia

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    289 citations

  6. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

    Wellington, New Zealand

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    80 citations

  7. Natural History Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    272 citations

  8. Drexel University

    Philadelphia, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    140 citations

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Venues

  1. Zootaxa

    9 publications · 136 citations

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  2. Journal of Medical Entomology

    4 publications · 60 citations

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  3. Systematic Entomology

    4 publications · 112 citations

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  4. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

    3 publications · 132 citations

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  5. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

    2 publications · 118 citations

    3

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