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Wayne Knee, Ph.D.

Systematics Assistant

  
Trichouropoda australis (Trematuridae) photo by Wayne Knee

Contact details

Dr. Wayne Knee
Mite Unit, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
960 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
Telephone: 613-759-6033
Fax: 613-759-1927
 E-mail: kneew@agr.gc.ca

Education

  • PhD (Biology) 2011 – Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
  • MSc (Systematics and Evolution) 2007 – University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
  • BSc (Animal Biology) 2005 – University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    Projects

  • Assist in Dr. Frederic Beaulieu's research on the systematics and ecology of plant-associated mites, particularly spider mites (Tetranychidae), and the taxonomy and ecology of predatory mites (Mesostigmata), especially from canopy and soil habitats.

    • Expertise

  • Systematics and taxonomy of beetle-associated mites
  • Taxonomy of plant-associated mites
  • Systematics and taxonomy of avian-associated mites
  • Molecular phylogenetics

    • Publications

  • Knee, W., T. Hartzenberg, M.R. Forbes, and F. Beaulieu. 2012. The natural history of mesostigmatic mites associated with the white-spotted sawyer beetle, Monochamus scutellatus (Cerambycidae): diversity, phenology, host attachment, and sex bias. The Canadian Entomologist, in press.

  • Knee, W., and H. Proctor. 2010. Interactive HTML-based dichotomous key to female Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata) from birds in Canada. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification No. 9, 25 January 2010, available online at http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/kp_09/kp_09.html.

  • Knee, W., H. Proctor, and T. Galloway. 2008. Survey of nasal mites (Rhinonyssidae, Ereynetidae, and Turbinoptidae) associated with birds in Alberta and Manitoba, Canada. The Canadian Entomologist 140: 364-379.

  • Knee, W. 2008. Five new species of Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata) and one new species of Dermanyssus (Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae) from birds of Alberta and Manitoba, Canada. Journal of Parasitology 94: 348-374.

  • Knee, W., and H. Proctor. 2007. Host Records for the Northern Fowl Mite, Ornithonyssus sylviarum (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae), from Birds of North America (Canada, USA, and Mexico). Journal of Medical Entomology 44: 709-713.

  • Knee, W., and H. Proctor. 2006. Keys to the families and genera of blood and tissue feeding mites associated with Albertan birds. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification No. 2, 28 June 2006, available online at http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/kp02/kp_02.html.

    • Non-refereed Contributions

  • Knee, W. 2006. Parasitic nasal mites (Rhinonyssidae, Ereynetidae, & Turbinoptidae) associated with birds of Alberta and Manitoba. The Canadian Arachnologist Newsletter 7: 17-19.

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