Bernard C. Nelson’s scientific contributions

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Successful Rearing of Colpocephalum turbinatum(Phthiraptera)
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September 1971

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Nature New Biology

Bernard C. Nelson

SEVERAL attempts have been made to rear avian lice in vitro but in most cases they have been maintained for only one generation1, 2. Stenram3, however, seems to have reared a species of the suborder Ischnocera, Columbicola columbae (Linn.) in culture for several generations without difficulty and I report here that a species of the suborder Amblycera has been colonized successfully in vitro. I also report the first definitive evidence of predation by lice, for this species feeds on its own eggs and nymphs.

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... In contrast, ischnoceran lice mostly feed on non-living tissues, such as skin fragments and the fluffy microstructures of feathers (Johnson and Clayton, 2003). To a lesser extent, both of these taxa may also predate on ectoparasitic mites Valim, 2006) and other lice, including cannibalizing members of their own species (Nelson, 1971). Living in a relatively dry environment (such as the host's plumage or pelage), they possess sclerites between the mouthparts specialized for water vapor uptake from the air (Rudolph, 1982). ...

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Chapter 64: Phthiraptera (Order): Lice [Concepts in Animal Parasitology]
Successful Rearing of Colpocephalum turbinatum(Phthiraptera)
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  • September 1971

Nature New Biology

Bernard C. Nelson