Oldrich Sychra - Publications

Alternative hypotheses to explain the relationship between infestation intensity and sex ratio of ricinid lice (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Ricinidae) infesting hummingbirds (Apodiformes: Trochilidae).

Journal: Parasitology

Published: March 24, 2026

Redescriptions of three species in the louse genus Myrsidea (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Amblycera).

Journal: Zootaxa

Published: June 24, 2025

Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) on a wild Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) and a zoo-kept Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in Tyrol, Austria.

Journal: Parasitology research

Published: February 25, 2025

Additional records of Neopsittaconirmus lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera) parasitizing captive parrots.

Journal: Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria

Published: October 08, 2024

Case report, citizen science reveals the occurrence of Botflies (Diptera: Oestridae) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Journal: Annals of parasitology

Published: January 01, 2024

Multivariate study of lice (Insecta: Psocodea: Phthiraptera) assemblages hosted by hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae).

Journal: Parasitology

Published: December 20, 2023

Mitochondrial genome fragmentation is correlated with increased rates of molecular evolution.

Journal: PLoS genetics

Published: December 20, 2023

Chewing lice of Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) and diversity of louse-host associations of birds in reed beds in Slovakia.

Journal: Parasite (Paris, France)

Published: October 10, 2023

The genus Neopsittaconirmus (Psocodea: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from parrots of Pakistan, and evaluation of its distribution on captive parrots (Psittaciformes) around the world.

Journal: Research in veterinary science

Published: September 29, 2023

Chewing lice of passerine birds in reed beds in Slovakia, with a special focus on Panurus biarmicus.

Journal: Medical and veterinary entomology

Published: September 02, 2022

Supergroup F Wolbachia with extremely reduced genome: transition to obligate insect symbionts.

Journal: Microbiome

Published: July 20, 2022

Erratum: OLDRICH SYCHRA& RICARDO L. PALMA (2021) A new species of Myrsidea (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Chile. Zootaxa, 5016: 441447.

Journal: Zootaxa

Published: January 07, 2022