Literature

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H. Xiong, Campelo, D., Pollack, R. J., Raoult, D., Shao, R., Alem, M., Ali, J., Bilcha, K., Barker, S. C.2014Second-generation sequencing of entire mitochondrial coding-regions (∼15.4 kb) holds promise for study of the phylogeny and taxonomy of human body lice and head lice
W. Wang, Weaver, H. J., Song, F., Durden, L. A., Shao, R.2018A 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
W. Wang, Durden, L. A., Weaver, H. J., Shao, R.2021Eight New Species of Sucking Lice (Psocodea: Phthiraptera) From Endemic Murine Rodents in Australia and an Updated Identification Key
W. Wang, Durden, L. A., Shao, R.2020Rapid host expansion of an introduced parasite, the spiny rat louse Polyplax spinulosa (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Polyplacidae), among endemic rodents in Australia
W. Wang, Durden, L. A., Shao, R.2021Two New Species of Sucking Lice (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Hoplopleuridae) from Chestnut Mice, Pseudomys gracilicaudatus and Pseudomys nanus (Rodentia: Muridae), in Australia
W. Wang, Durden, L. A., Shao, R.2022A new species of sucking louse (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Hoplopleuridae) from the pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi (Rodentia: Muridae), in Australia
F. Song, Li, H., Liu, G. - H., Wang, W., James, P. J., Colwell, D. D., Tran, A., Gong, S., Cai, W., Shao, R.2019Mitochondrial Genome Fragmentation Unites the Parasitic Lice of Eutherian Mammals
R. Shao, Li, H., Barker, S. C., Song, S.2017The Mitochondrial Genome of the Guanaco Louse, Microthoracius praelongiceps: Insights into the Ancestral Mitochondrial Karyotype of Sucking Lice (Anoplura, Insecta)
R. Shao, Kirkness, E. F., Barker, S. C.2009The single mitochondrial chromosome typical of animals has evolved into 18 minichromosomes in the human body louse, Pediculus humanus
R. Shao, Campbell, N. J. H., Schmidt, E. R., Barker, S. C.2001Increased rate of gene rearrangement in the mitochondrial genomes of three orders of hemipteroid insects
R. Shao, Campbell, N. J. H., Barker, S. C.2001Numerous gene rearrangements in the mitochondrial genome of the wallaby louse, Heterodoxus macropus (Phthiraptera)
R. Shao, Barker, S. C., Li, H., Song, S., Poudel, S. Kanta S., Su, Y.2015Fragmented mitochondrial genomes in two suborders of parasitic lice of eutherian mammals (Anoplura and Rhynchophthirina, Insecta)
R. Shao, Barker S. C.2011Chimeric mitochondrial minichromosomes of the human body louse, Pediculus humanus: Evidence for homologous and non-homologous recombination
L. L. Pietan, Spradling, T. A., Demastes, J. W.2016The Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit I Gene Occurs on a Minichromosome with Extensive Heteroplasmy in Two Species of Chewing Lice, Geomydoecus aurei and Thomomydoecus minor
S. Kelly, Dong, Y., Wang, W., Matthee, S., Wentzel, J. M., Durden, L. A., Shao, R.2023Mitochondrial genome sequence comparisons indicate that the elephant louse Haematomyzus elephantis (Piaget, 1869) contains cryptic species
Y. - T. Fu, Yao, C., Deng, Y. - P., Elsheikha, H. M., Shao, R., Zhu, X. - Q., Liu, G. - H.2022Human pediculosis, a global public health problem
Y. - T. Fu, Dong, Y., Wang, W., Nie, Y., Liu, G. - H., Shao, R.2020Fragmented mitochondrial genomes evolved in opposite directions between closely related macaque louse Pedicinus obtusus and colobus louse Pedicinus badii
Y. - T. Fu, Dong, Y., Wang, W., Nie, Y., Liu, G. - H., Shao, R.2021Corrigendum to ‘Fragmented mitochondrial genomes evolved in opposite directions between closely related macaque louse Pedicinus obtusus and colobus louse Pedicinus badii’
Y. Dong, Zhao, M., Shao, R.2022Fragmented mitochondrial genomes of seal lice (family Echinophthiriidae) and gorilla louse (family Pthiridae): frequent minichromosomal splits and a host switch of lice between seals
Y. Dong, Jelocnik, M., Gillett, A., Valenza, L., Conroy, G., Potvin, D., Shao, R.2023Mitochondrial Genome Fragmentation Occurred Multiple Times Independently in Bird Lice of the Families Menoponidae and Laemobothriidae
W. -ge Dong, Song, S., Jin, D. -chao, Guo, X. -guo, Shao, R.2014Fragmented mitochondrial genomes of the rat lice, Polyplax asiatica and Polyplax spinulosa: intra-genus variation in fragmentation pattern and a possible link between the extent of fragmentation and the length of life cycle
W. -ge Dong, Song, S., Guo, X. -guo, Jin, D. -chao, Yang, Q., Barker, S. C., Shao, R.2014Fragmented mitochondrial genomes are present in both major clades of the blood-sucking lice (suborder Anoplura): evidence from two Hoplopleura rodent lice (family Hoplopleuridae)
W. -ge Dong, Guo, X. -guo, Jin, D. -chao, Xue, S. -peng, Song, S., Barker, S. C., Shao, R.2013Understanding mitochondrial genome fragmentation in parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera)
W. -ge Dong, Dong, Y., Guo, X. -guo, Shao, R.2021Frequent tRNA gene translocation towards the boundaries with control regions contributes to the highly dynamic mitochondrial genome organization of the parasitic lice of mammals
C. Covacin, Shao, R., Cameron, S. L., Barker, S. C.2006Extraordinary number of gene rearrangements in the mitochondrial genomes of lice (Phthiraptera: Insecta)
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