Enabling large-scale feather mite studies: an Illumina DNA metabarcoding pipeline
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DOI: 10.1007/s10493-018-0288-1
Abstract: Feather mites are among the most common and diverse ectosymbionts of birds, yet basic questions such as the nature of their relationship remain largely unanswered. One reason for feather mites being understudied is that their… read more here.
Keywords: large scale; metabarcoding pipeline; dna metabarcoding; feather mite ... See more keywords
Two new feather mite species (Acarina: Psoroptidia) from the Chestnut Bulbul, Hemixos castanonotus (Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae), in China
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DOI: 10.24349/8srk-wv1j
Abstract: Two new species of feather mites from the bird host Hemixos castanonotus Swinhoe, 1870 (Pycnonotidae) collected in China are described: Trouessartia bulbuli sp. nov. (Trouessartiidae) and Pteroherpus guangdongensis sp. nov. (Pteronyssidae). Trouessartia bulbuli sp. nov.… read more here.
Keywords: two new; feather mite; new feather; hemixos castanonotus ... See more keywords