Variation in parrot jaw musculature
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Interspecific morphological differences in some superficial jaw muscles of parrots. Abstract Psittaciformes, the order encompassing parrots and their relatives, are highly diverse and generally known for having a strong beaks used for multiple behaviors. The muscles related to the masticatory apparatus should reflect this functional complexity; however,
Ana Carolina L. Faillace +3 more
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Global dispersal of Burkholderia pseudomallei and the evolving endemicity of melioidosis in the United States of America. [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop DisCurrie BJ, Kaestli M, Meumann EM.
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract A subadult Moschognathus whaitsi from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, was scanned using synchrotron radiation X‐ray computed tomography (SRXCT). Its subadult state allowed the cranial bones and teeth to be identified and individually reconstructed in 3D.
Tristen Lafferty +3 more
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The mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Tunisia: updated checklist and new distribution data. [PDF]
ParasiteOuni A +4 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Dinosaurs evolved a unique respiratory system with air sacs that contributed to their evolutionary success. Postcranial skeletal pneumaticity (PSP) has been used to infer the presence of air sac systems in some fossil archosaurs. While unambiguous evidence of PSP is well documented in pterosaurs and post‐Carnian saurischians, it remains absent
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Assessing the Effectiveness of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Point-of-Care Proficiency Testing Scheme: Analysis of the Data From 2021 to 2022 in South Africa. [PDF]
Health Sci RepBlasich NP, Adelekan AM.
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Children hypertension in Northern Africa.
American journal of cardiovascular diseaseTo assess factors associated with prehypertension and hypertension among children in North Africa.An epidemiological observational, school- and college-based study among 3562 healthy children and adolescents to assess factors associated with blood pressure categories (normal, prehypertensive, hypertensive), including perinatal (gestational age, birth ...
Ouzna, Redjala +9 more
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Early Pliocene Varanus (Squamata, Varanidae) remains from Megalo Emvolon, Thessaloniki, Greece
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.The article describes new cranial and postcranial varanid material from Megalo Emvolon Lower Pliocene vertebrate fossil site near Thessaloniki. The fossils, likely representing a single individual, are referred to Varanus cf. marathonensis. Abstract This study describes new fossil varanid material from a recently discovered fossil spot (MVL site) at ...
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of mosquito arboviral infections detected through xenosurveillance in Africa: A focus on West Nile, Rift Valley fever, and chikungunya virus infections. [PDF]
Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne DisMgongoma M +3 more
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