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Conservation impacts of hybridization and introgression in symbionts: Measuring the magnitude and role in shaping eco-evolutionary variables.

Functional Genomics and Experimental Endosymbiont Replacements in Lice.

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Birds host a vast diversity of feather symbionts of different kingdoms, including animals (e.g., lice, mites), fungi, and bacteria. …

Parasite diversification is influenced by many of the same factors that affect speciation of free-living organisms, such as …

Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata) is a family of nasal mites only found in birds. All species are hematophagous endoparasites, which may …