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Sucking Lice

Sucking Lice is a taxonomic group of obligate, hematophagous ectoparasitic insects in the suborder Anoplura that feed exclusively on the blood of mammalian hosts, distinguished from other lice by their specialized piercing-siphoning mouthparts and host-specific parasitic adaptations.

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8K

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492

Authors

208

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Publications per year

2017–2026

18

Variants

Anoplura

Parents

Publications

214

CRITICAL EVALUATION OF FIVE METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING CHEWING LICE (INSECTA: PHTHIRAPTERA)

Dale H. Clayton, Devin M. Drown · Journal of Parasitology · 2001 · 235 citations

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Pair of lice lost or parasites regained: the evolutionary history of anthropoid primate lice

David L. Reed, Jessica E. Light, Julie M. Allen et al. · BMC Biology · 2007 · 222 citations · Full text

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American insects: a handbook of the insects of America north of Mexico

Choice Reviews Online · 2001 · 219 citations

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The single mitochondrial chromosome typical of animals has evolved into 18 minichromosomes in the human body louse, <i>Pediculus humanus</i>

Renfu Shao, Ewen F. Kirkness, Stephen C. Barker · Genome Research · 2009 · 186 citations · Full text

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The sucking lice (Insecta, Anoplura) of the world: a taxonomic checklist with records of mammalian hosts and geographic distributions

Lance A. Durden, Guy G. Musser · Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History · 1994 · 180 citations

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Authors

492

  1. LA
    Lance A. Durden

    Georgia Southern University, United States

    11 publications · 603 citations

    11

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  2. SC
    Stephen C. Barker

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    11 publications · 683 citations

    11

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  3. JE
    Jessica E. Light

    Texas A&M University, United States

    9 publications · 748 citations

    9

    h-index

  4. RS
    Renfu Shao

    University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

    8 publications · 558 citations

    8

    h-index

  5. RL
    Ricardo L. Palma

    Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

    8 publications · 356 citations

    8

    h-index

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Institutions

208

  1. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    11 h-index

    21 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. Georgia Southern University

    Statesboro, United States

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    480 citations

  3. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    7 h-index

    20 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. University of the Sunshine Coast

    Sunshine Coast, Australia

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    636 citations

  5. Houston Museum of Natural Science

    Houston, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    494 citations

  6. Florida Museum of Natural History

    Gainesville, United States

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    1.9K citations

  8. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

    Wellington, New Zealand

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    90 citations

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Venues

  1. Parasitology Research

    11 publications · 282 citations

    11

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 9 publications · 176 citations

    9

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  3. Journal of Parasitology

    8 publications · 425 citations

    8

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  4. International Journal for Parasitology

    6 publications · 285 citations

    6

    h-index

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