News Headline

Study explores coevolution of mammals and their lice

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2022-07-04

According to a new study, the first louse to take up residence on a mammalian host likely started out as a parasite of birds. That host-jumping event tens of millions of years ago began the long association between mammals and lice, setting the stage for their coevolution and offering more opportunities for the lice to spread to other mammals.

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https://phys.org/news/2022-07-explores-coevolution-mammals-lice.html