<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jesús M. Pérez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ángeles Sáez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gracia Liébanas</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rossi,L.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fernández,Mercedes</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Natalia Fraija-Fernández</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Detailed morphological structure and phylogenetic relationships of &lt;i&gt;Degeeriella punctifer&lt;/i&gt; (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae), a parasite of the bearded vulture &lt;i&gt;Gypaetus barbatus&lt;/i&gt; (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae)</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Scientific reports</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ecology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">genetics</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Zoology</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2023</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jan-10-2023</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-27774-2</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">13</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11 pp</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;jats p=&quot;&quot;&gt;Habitat loss is one of the main threats to species survival and, in the case of parasites, it is their hosts that provide their habitat. Therefore, extinction even at local scale of host taxa also implies the extinction of their parasites in a process known as co-extinction. This is the case of the bearded vulture (&lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Gypaetus barbatus&lt;/jats&gt;), which almost became extinct at the beginning of the twentieth century. After several attempts, this species was successfully reintroduced into the Alps at the end of the twentieth century. We collected 25 lice specimens from an electrocuted bearded vulture from Susa (Italian Alps) that were morphologically identified as &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Degeeriella punctifer&lt;/jats&gt;. Six individuals were studied by scanning electron microscopy, with particular emphasis on their cephalic sensorial structures, while four further specimens were characterized at molecular level by amplifying partial regions of the &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;12SrRNA&lt;/jats&gt;, &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;COX1&lt;/jats&gt; and elongation factor 1 alpha (&lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;EF&lt;/jats&gt;-1) genes. From a morphological perspective, the number, type and arrangement of the sensillae on the two distal antennal segments is quite similar to that of other species of the family Philopteridae (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera). The mandibles and tarsal claws allow lice to cling firmly to their host&amp;rsquo;s feathers. Phylogenetic analyses help unravel the paraphyletic nature of the genus &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Degeeriella&lt;/jats&gt; and demonstrate the clear differentiation between lice parasitizing Accipitriformes and Falconiformes, as well as the close relationship between &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;D. punctifer, D. fulva, D. nisus&lt;/jats&gt; and &lt;jats italic=&quot;&quot;&gt;Capraiella&lt;/jats&gt; sp. that, along with other genera, parasitize rollers (Aves: Coraciiformes).&lt;/jats&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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