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Jurnal NaturalWhite-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis (family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes) is known to distribute widely in Asia, including Sinai Peninsula, South Asia, China, until Southeast Asia.
MUHAMMAD N. JANRA +2 more
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Citizen science reveals host-switching in louse flies and keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) during a period of anthropogenic change. [PDF]
Med Vet EntomolA study of louse flies in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Ireland found 212 different interactions between Hippoboscidae and their hosts, of which 70 were previously unrecorded. No louse flies were found on aquatic species of birds. Host‐switching to gulls (Laridae) has occurred during a period in which these species have started relying on ...
Wawman DC, Smith AL, Sheldon BC.
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Season, Microclimate and Shoreline Disturbance Interactively Shape Bird Functional Diversity. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study examined the seasonal and spatial patterns of bird functional diversity across natural and urbanized coastal sites in Ghana. We found that natural shorelines undergo significant seasonal functional reorganization, whereas urbanized areas maintain stable, generalist‐dominated communities year‐round, losing the temporal dynamics that support ...
Tamekloe SE +3 more
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Variation in the Australian Kingfishers (Aves: Alcedinidae)
Records of the Australian Museum, 1957 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
A. Keast, Keast, Allen
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A Derived Morphology of the Quadrate May Support a Previously Unrecognized Major Higher-Level Clade of Neoavian Birds. [PDF]
J MorpholThe avian quadrate plays a critical role in cranial kinesis, but few comparative studies exist of its morphological variation across higher‐level taxa. In this study, the occurrence of a markedly concave articular facet of the condylus medialis is surveyed across neornithine birds.
Mayr G.
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Emergence of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Wild Birds, Brazil. [PDF]
MicrobiologyopenIn a protected forest fragment in southern Brazil, 197 wild birds were sampled, with 12.2% carrying Staphylococcus aureus. Two MRSA ST398 strains, the first reported in Brazilian wild birds, were identified. Genomic analysis revealed resistance and virulence genes, linking these strains to pigs and underscoring the critical need for resistance ...
Ribas MR +19 more
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Avian Diversity in the Ethiopian Orthodox Churches and Monasteries in the Case of Jer Silase Monastery in North Shoa Zone, Ethiopia. [PDF]
ScientificWorldJournalEthiopian Orthodox churches and monasteries help as critical biodiversity sanctuaries, mainly for bird species. The study was carried out in and around Jer Silase Monastery between October and January of 2021 using a stratified sample design by dividing the study area into four habitat types: riverine, cliff, natural forest, and farmland.
Desalegn T +3 more
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Habitat Selection of Wintering Birds in Farm Ponds in Taoyuan, Taiwan
Animals, 2019 Farm ponds or irrigation ponds, providing a vital habitat for diverse bird communities, are an environmental feature with characteristics that cross over typical urban and natural conditions. In this study, the species richness and community structure of
Chia-Hsuan Hsu, Jui-Yu Chou, Wei-Ta Fang
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Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2014 The tongue of common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis, Alcedinidae, Aves) was investigated by means of light and scanning electron microscopy to elucidate its ultramorphological and histological features.
Sh.A. Al-Zahaby, E.H. Elsheikh
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Revista del Museo de La Plata, 2016 En este trabajo se presentan nuevos registros de aves para la costa rioplatense de los partidos de Quilmes y Avellaneda (Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina).
Estrella S. Montalibet +4 more
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