Association between bat-predator species richness and Nipah virus spillover risk in Bangladesh [PDF]
One HealthSpecies biodiversity is considered to reduce infectious diseases spillover from wildlife to human. However, despite the potential role of predator biodiversity in this process through trophic cascade, few studies have addressed this issue. In this study,
Jun-Sik Lim, Kyung-Duk Min
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The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analyses of Cathartes melambrotus (Wetmore 1964) (Aves: Cathartidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. ResourcesCathartes melambrotus is the largest member of the genus Cathartes, and soars over the forested areas of Amazonia in search of carrion. The complete mitochondrial genome of C. melambrotus was reported in this study.
Robert Driver, Renee Li
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The genome sequence of the Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from a male specimen of Buteo buteo (Common Buzzard; Chordata; Aves; Accipitriformes; Accipitridae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 1,303.68 megabases and 1,330.55 megabases.
Elizabeth Blows
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Detection of Sarcocystis halieti in muscles of raptors from Lithuania [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceBackgroundThe genus Sarcocystis comprises a diverse group of apicomplexan parasites that infect reptiles, birds, and mammals. They are characterized by the formation of sarcocysts in the muscles of the intermediate host and the development of sporocysts ...
Petras Prakas +3 more
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Descriptive histological analysis of the upper, lower, and third eyelids and the conjunctiva-associated lymphoid tissue in birds of prey [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchBackgroud In this study, we present data obtained using light microscopy for the histological analysis of the upper eyelid (palpebra dorsalis), lower eyelid (palpebra ventralis), and third eyelid (palpebra tertia) also known as the nictitating membrane ...
Joanna E. Klećkowska-Nawrot +4 more
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Prevalence and local transmission of haemosporidian (Haemosporida) parasites in nestlings of birds of prey (Aves, Accipitriformes) in the temperate forests in Lithuania [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeWild birds of prey (Accipitriformes) are infected with haemosporidian (Haemosporida) parasites worldwide, and it is known that these parasites can negatively affect their health.
Dovilė Bukauskaitė +4 more
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A new buzzard from the late Pliocene of Argentina [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2021 We describe a new species of a large buzzard (Accipitridae), Buteo dondasi sp. nov. from the late Pliocene of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina represented by an incomplete left hind limb, including a distal fragment of tibiotarsus, tarsometatarsus ...
FEDERICO J. DEGRANGE +3 more
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BIRDS OF CONSERVATION CONCERN AT AL-NAJAF DESERT, SOUTHERN DESERT OF IRAQ
Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum, 2022 One eighth of the bird species in the world is considered globally threatened;the avifauna of Iraq comprises 409 species and is considered as the major indicator of the health of Iraq’s biological resources.
Hayder M. Al-Rammahi +1 more
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Пернатые хищники и их охрана, 2023 Птицы отрядов Falconiformes, Accipitriformes и Strigiformes находятся на вершине экологической пирамиды, в связи с чем, наиболее уязвимы к изменениям природной среды, происходящим под влиянием деятельности человека.
Sergey V. Vazhov
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Although most birds show karyotypes with diploid number (2n) around 80, with few macrochromosomes and many microchromosomes pairs, some groups, such as the Accipitriformes, are characterized by a large karyotypic reorganization, which resulted in ...
Carlos A Carvalho +7 more
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