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Diversity, 2023 Lakes and wetlands provide top-priority hotspots that play a key role in maintaining and protecting threatened and migratory waterfowl. Identifying seasonal and spatial variations in aquatic bird communities and their responses to environmental factors ...
Zoljargal Purevdorj +8 more
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Ekológia (Bratislava), 2022 In the framework of this study 14 breeding species were identified in the wetland complex of the Oued Righ valley in the Algerian Sahara. Six species of breeding Anatidae were reported, two of which are classified as vulnerable and threatened, namely ...
Khirani-Betrouche Fatima, Moulaï Riadh
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 We determined the whole mtDNA genome of the Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. The complete mitochondrial genome is 16,599 bp in length and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 1 ...
Hao Zhai +6 more
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 The Poplar Ecological Retreat (PER) project in Dongting Lake wetland is an important measure in response to China’s ecological civilization construction policy, it aims to remove eastern cottonwoods (Populus deltoides) that artificial large-scale planted
Xinyu Qu +23 more
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Phenology and diurnal behavior of common shelduck Tadorna tadorna at Sebkhet Bazer (El-Eulma, Nouth-East of Hauts Plateaux, Algeria) [PDF]
Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2021 This work aims to study phenology and daytime budget of common shelduck Tadorna tadorna (Anatidae) for two wintering seasons (2017/2018, 2018/2019) at Sebkhet Bazer (El-Eulma) North-East of Algeria from September to March.
Leila Bouaguel +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Historically, the diving duck, Baer’s Pochard (Aythya baeri) was widely distributed in East and South Asia, but according to a recent estimate, its global population is now less than 1000 individuals. To date, the mitochondrial genome of A. baeri has not
Dawei Liu +4 more
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Human infections associated with wild birds. [PDF]
, 2008 IntroductionWild birds and especially migratory species can become long-distance vectors for a wide range of microorganisms. The objective of the current paper is to summarize available literature on pathogens causing human disease that have been ...
Bauchinger, Ulf +4 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Aix galericulata and Tadorna ferruginea: bearings on their phylogenetic position in the Anseriformes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Aix galericulata and Tadorna ferruginea are two Anatidae species representing different taxonomic groups of Anseriformes. We used a PCR-based method to determine the complete mtDNAs of both species, and estimated phylogenetic trees based on the complete ...
Gang Liu, Lizhi Zhou, Bo Li, Lili Zhang
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On the heritability of geographic range sizes [PDF]
, 2003 Within taxonomic groups, most species are restricted in their geographic range sizes, with only a few being widespread. The possibility that species-level selection on range sizes contributes to the characteristic form of such speciesrange size ...
Gaston, K.J., Webb, T.J.
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the gadwall (Anas strepera)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The gadwall Anas strepera was widely distributed migratory duck in the family of Anatidae. The complete mitochondrial genome of gadwall was sequenced in this study to explore the mitogenomic characteristics and figure out its phylogenetic relationships ...
Qinguo Wei +7 more
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