@article {95795, title = {Intrinsic rate of natural increase of an isochnoceran louse, Goniocotes jirufti (Ansari, 1947) (Phthiraptera: Insecta)}, journal = {Journal of American Science}, volume = {16}, year = {2020}, pages = {63-67}, abstract = {

The ischnoceran lice, Goniocotes jirufti (Ansari, 1947) infesting the black partridge, Francolinus francolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) were reared in vitro condition (35 \± 1\°C, 75-82\% RH, at feather diet), to record the incubation period, adult longevity and daily egg rate. Obtained data from in vitro experimentation were used to construct the life table and was used to determine the intrinsic rate of natural increase (rm). The value of rm of aforesaid species was computed as 0.042. At this rate the doubling time of its population appeared to be 16.50 days. In comparison to the other species studied so far, G. jirufti (Ansari, 1947) seems to be a moderate breeder.

This paper is also published in ENTOMON, 45(2), 129\–134. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v45i2.521, https://www.entomon.in/index.php/Entomon/article/view/521

}, keywords = {Francolinus francolinus, In Vitro, Intrinsic rate, lice}, issn = { ISSN 1545-1003 (print); ISSN 2375-7264 (online)}, doi = {10.7537/marsjas161220.05}, url = {http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/jas161220/05_36385jas161220_63_67.pdf}, author = {Aftab Ahmad} } @article {94836, title = {Prevalence of Ectoparasites in Wild and Domesticated Grey (Francolinus pondicerianus) and Black Partridges (Francolinus francolinus) from Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Province of Pakistan}, journal = {Pakistan Journal of Zoology}, volume = {44}, year = {2012}, pages = {1239 -1244}, abstract = {

Ectoparasites increase birds\’ morbidity by sucking blood and causing irritation to them hence affect their economic production. In the current study comparative prevalence of ectoparasites was studied in domesticated and wild black (Francolinus francolinus) and grey partridges (Francolinus pondicerianus) from Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province of Pakistan. Sixteen species of ectoparasites, including eight lice, four mite, three tick and one flea species, were collected from 88 out of 110 (80\%) wild/domesticated black and grey partridges by using standard methods and identified by using taxonomic keys. 53 grey partridges (33 domesticated and 20 wild) were infested by seven lice species (Menopon gallinae, Goniocotes gall, Menacanthus stramineus, Genero columbicola, Lipeurus caponis, Brueelia coquimbana, Coculogaster heterographus), three species of ticks (Haemaphysalis leporispalustris, Ixodes pacificus, Amblyomma maculatum) 2 species of mites (Ornithonyssus syliarum, Dermanyssus gallinae) and a flea species (Pulex irritans). While 57 black partridges (35 domesticated and 22 wild) were infested by 7 species of lices (Coculogaster heterographus, Brueelia coquimbana, Menacanthus stramineus, Genero columbicola, Menopon gallinae, Lipeurus caponis, Goniodes gigas), four species of mites (Tyroglyphus spp., Dermanyssus gallinae, Ornithonyssus syliarum, Sternostoma tracheacolum), two species of ticks (Ixodes pacificus, Amblyomma americanum) and a flea specie (Pullex irritans).

}, keywords = {Brueelia coquimbana, Coculogaster heterographus, Francolinus francolinus}, url = {https://www.zsp.com.pk/pdf44/1239-1244\%20_8_\%20PJZ-944-12\%20PJZ\%20ectoparasite\%20paper.pdf}, author = {Rehman Mehmood Khattak and Sharafat Ali and Muhammad Jahangir and Muhammad Nasir Khan and Azhar Rasul and Furhan Iqbal} }