First record of Saemundssonia australis Timmermann, 1955 (Mallophaga: Phthiraptera) from Lesser Sheathbill, Chionis minor (Charadriiformes: Chionididae) in the Prince Edward Islands

• Main Authors: COOPER, ROSS GORDON, ELDOUMANI, HYTHAM, DURITIS, ILMARS, GNANARAJ, TENSINGH, HORBANCZUK, JAROSLAW
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: TÜBİTAK Academic Journals 2011
• Subjects: Chionis minor; Mallophaga; Saemundssonia australis; Marion Island; Zoology; Chionis; Prince Edward Islands
• Online Access: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol35/iss4/18; https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2035&context=zoology

The object of the study was to devise a quick and reliable method for the collection and study of lice present in birds without harm or stress being inflicted on the birds. Described is the feather ruffling collection of parasitic lice Saemundssonia australis from Chionis minor and microscopic obser...