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    Rapid host expansion of an introduced parasite, the spiny rat louse Polyplax spinulosa (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Polyplacidae), among endemic rodents in Australia

    Historical European exploration and colonization resulted in the introduction of four species of rodents to the Australian continent from Eurasia: the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus, the black rat, R. rattus, the P...

    Wei Wang, Lance A. Durden, Renfu Shao in Parasites & Vectors (2020)

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    The Amblyomma maculatum Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae) group of ticks: phenotypic plasticity or incipient speciation?

    The goal of this study was to reassess the taxonomic status of A. maculatum, A. triste and A. tigrinum by phylogenetic analysis of five molecular markers [four mitochondrial: 12S rDNA, 16S rDNA, the control regio...

    Paula Lado, Santiago Nava, Leonardo Mendoza-Uribe… in Parasites & Vectors (2018)

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    A new species of sucking louse Hoplopleura villosissima n. sp. (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Hoplopleuridae) and a new host record of the spiny rat louse Polyplax spinulosa Burmeister, 1839 (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Polyplacidae) from the long-haired rat Rattus villosissimus Waite (Rodentia: Muridae) in Australia

    The sucking louse fauna of endemic Australian rodents has been under-studied for decades. Sixty-five species of native rodents have been recorded in Australia. However, only 11 species of lice have been report...

    Wei Wang, Haylee J. Weaver, Fan Song, Lance A. Durden, Renfu Shao in Parasites & Vectors (2018)

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    Associations between innate immune function and ectoparasites in wild rodent hosts

    Immune function is an important component of host fitness, and high investment in immunity should occur when the benefits outweigh the costs, such as when risk of parasitism is high. We sampled two rodent host...

    Evelyn C. Rynkiewicz, Hadas Hawlena, Lance A. Durden… in Parasitology Research (2013)

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    Ectoparasite infestation patterns of domestic dogs in suburban and rural areas in Borneo

    Domestic dogs, Canis lupus, have been one of the longest companions of humans and have introduced their own menagerie of parasites and pathogens into this relationship. Here, we investigate the parasitic load of ...

    Konstans Wells, Jean-Claude Beaucournu, Lance A. Durden… in Parasitology Research (2012)

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    Taxonomy, host associations, life cycles and vectorial importance of ticks parasitizing small mammals

    Lance A. Durden in Micromammals and Macroparasites (2006)