title: [Variability of the metric characteristics of lice (Mallophaga) from pheasants (Phasianus colchicus L.)].
abstract: The variability of metric characters of 7 examined species to the biting lice, typical for the pheasants, totalled 2-6% for imagines. In some species the coefficients of variability for the measurements of thorax and abdomen reached value of 10%. As a rule, the head dimensions as well as the total length of three species had the lowest (to 3%) variability. The nymphs were characterized by the higher coefficients of variability of all examined characters, though also the lowest (3-8%) values were noted for the head dimensions whereas the highest (to 19%) ones for abdomen width. Such high values are probably associated with extending of the abdomen which is slightly sclerotized in the nymphs.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Modrzejewska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001699:Biometry; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008003:Phthiraptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D011044:Poland; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Zmienność cech metrycznych u wszołów (Mallophaga) z bazanta (Phasianus colchicus L.).