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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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