Lice (Phthiraptera): biology
{"Image DocumentName": "Lice (Phthiraptera): biology", "Image ImageDescription": "Diversity. 4,384 spp chewing lice (3,508 bird & 402 mammal spp) 543 spp sucking lice (812 spp mammal) Physical characteristics. wingless, dorsoventrally flattened, mm, 3 nymphal instars. feed on feathers, fur & skin debris ( chewing lice ) or blood. adaptations against host grooming. Distribution. mirror host distribution worldwide in virtually everyhabitat. absent on Chiroptera, Cetacea, Microbiotheria, Monotremata, Notoryctemorphia, Pholidota & Sirenia. Basic phthirapteran biology and statistics. Cophylogeny, cospeciation & coevolution.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}