Electronic Resources forStudying Lice

Vincent S. Smithwith Robert C. Dalgleish, Simon Rycroft,and David Reed

http://r6-page.zoology.gla.ac.uk/lousebase/2/

LouseBASE

Specimens Images

(SID)

http://sid.zoology.gla.ac.uk/

Community

http://www.phthiraptera.org/

Literature Checklists

Not Public Yet

Web databases…

http://www.phthiraptera.org/Bibliography

http://r6-page.zoology.gla.ac.uk/lousebase/2/

LouseBASE

Images

(SID)

http://sid.zoology.gla.ac.uk/

Community

http://www.phthiraptera.org/

Literature Checklists

Not Public Yet

Web databases…

Specimens

http://www.phthiraptera.org/Bibliography

http://www.phthiraptera.org/

Community support for louse related data…

• News & views

• Past & present conferences

• Forum

• Data

- International collection lists

- Louse classification & checklist

- Bibliography

Robert C. Dalgleish, Editor

- People

http://www.phthiraptera.org/

Bibliography

• 8,615 bibliographic references

• 2,971 with full-text PDFs available

• Extensive search & browse options

• Option to export in: - Endnote, Reference Manager etc

- Formatted citation lists

- Tab delimited text

Robert C. Dalgleish & Vincent S. Smith

• Mark & save reference sets

http://r6-page.zoology.gla.ac.uk/lousebase/2/

LouseBASE

Specimens Images

(SID)

http://sid.zoology.gla.ac.uk/

Community

http://www.phthiraptera.org/

Literature Checklists

Not Public Yet

Web databases…

http://www.phthiraptera.org/Bibliography

• Easy addition of new collections

• Extensive browse & search options

• Manages DNA extracts & sequences

• Export formatted datasets- FASTA (DNA sequences)

- Se-aL (sequence alignment)

- TreeMap (cophylogenetic analyses)

- Sequin (Genbank sequence submission)

http://r6-page.zoology.gla.ac.uk/lousebase/2/

SpecimensRoderic D.M. Page & Vincent S. Smith

http://r6-page.zoology.gla.ac.uk/lousebase/2/

LouseBASE

Specimens Images

(SID)

http://sid.zoology.gla.ac.uk/

Community

http://www.phthiraptera.org/

Literature Checklists

Not Public Yet

Web databases…

http://www.phthiraptera.org/Bibliography

• Bulk image upload & annotation

• Extensive browse & search options

• Copyright options to control image use

• Web image labeling

• Designation of “exemplar” images

• RSS & web service access

http://sid.zoology.gla.ac.uk/

ImagesSimon Rycroft & Vincent S. Smith

http://sid.zoology.gla.ac.uk/

Images

• Login

• Upload

• Group

• Mass annotate

• Refine

Simon Rycroft & Vincent S. Smith

Anybody cando this!

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http://r6-page.zoology.gla.ac.uk/lousebase/2/

LouseBASE

Specimens Images

(SID)

http://sid.zoology.gla.ac.uk/

Community

http://www.phthiraptera.org/

Literature Checklists

Not Public Yet

Web databases…

http://www.phthiraptera.org/Bibliography

- 12,984 valid host taxa

http://www.biocorder.org/

World Phthiraptera checklistVincent S. Smith, Simon Rycroft & David Reed

• Integrated chewing, sucking lice

• Integrated mammal classification

into a single Phthiraptera checklist

- 8,030 louse taxa (5,312 valid)

- 5,359 linked to full text PDF descriptions

http://www.biocorder.org/

World Phthiraptera checklist

• Single search interface

• Taxonomic hierarchy

• Authorities

• Synonyms

• Associations

• Validity

• PDFs

Vincent S. Smith, Simon Rycroft & David Reed MOVIE NOT AVAILABLEIN SLIDESHARE PDF

A resource for comparative analysis?

World Phthiraptera checklistVincent S. Smith, Simon Rycroft & David Reed

• A tool for investigating the global correlates of louse diversification?

• Things to do:

- Why are some mammals & birds so lousy?

- Why do some hosts have no lice?

- Make the database web editable

- Add comparative data

- Integrate specimen & museum data

http://r6-page.zoology.gla.ac.uk/lousebase/2/

LouseBASE

Specimens Images

(SID)

http://sid.zoology.gla.ac.uk/

Community

http://www.phthiraptera.org/

Literature Checklists

Not Public Yet

Summary… tools for collaboration

http://www.phthiraptera.org/Bibliography

Remote Imaging System

Robotic Imaging System (RIS)

Remote examination of specimensNHM London, Paris Museum & the Smithsonian

• Pinned or slide specimens mounted on a robotic arm

• Examined by a remote user over the internet

• Takes high resolution images available to remote & local user

• Suitable for:

- Quick examination of characters

- Type specimens

- High value or fragile material

Local & remote use of the machine

• Book the system

• Mount the specimen

• Calibrate the system

• Hand control to remote user

• Remote user manipulates

Robotic Imaging System (RIS)

& photographs specimen

in any location worldwide

Specimen manipulation in the RIS

- Includes video conferencing& training facility for students

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Questions?