A new Paleogene fossil and a new dataset for waterfowl (Aves: Anseriformes) clarify phylogeny, ecological evolution, and avian evolution at the K-Pg Boundary. [PDF]
PLoS ONEDespite making up one of the most ecologically diverse groups of living birds, comprising soaring, diving and giant flightless taxa, the evolutionary relationships and ecological evolution of Anseriformes (waterfowl) remain unresolved.
Grace Musser, Julia A Clarke
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Mechanism of Waterbird Diversity Succession and Its Contribution to Nutrient Loads in Chagan Lake, China [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAnalyzing the spatiotemporal variation of waterbird diversity is important for wetland restoration and protection. However, further research is needed to investigate the mutual feedback between the mechanisms of waterbird diversity and water quality ...
Xuemei Liu +3 more
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Different Evolutionary Trends of Galloanseres: Mitogenomics Analysis [PDF]
AnimalsThe two existing clades of Galloanseres, orders Galliformes (landfowl) and Anseriformes (waterfowl), exhibit dramatically different evolutionary trends.
Shengyang Zhou +10 more
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Detailed cytogenetic analysis of three duck species (the northern pintail, mallard, and common goldeneye) and karyotype evolution in the family Anatidae (Anseriformes, Aves) [PDF]
Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекцииGalliformes and Anseriformes are two branches of the Galloanserae group, basal to other Neognathae. In contrast to Galliformes, Anseriformes have not been thoroughly researched by cytogenetic methods.
V. R. Beklemisheva +9 more
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The genome sequence of the Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula (Linnaeus, 1758) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from a male Bucephala clangula (Common Goldeneye; Chordata; Aves; Anseriformes; Anatidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 1,190.92 megabases.
Rosa Lopez Colom, Michelle F. O’Brien
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Basal Anseriformes from the Early Paleogene of North America and Europe
Diversity, 2023 We describe nearly complete skeletons of basal Anseriformes from the Latest Paleocene to the early Eocene of North America and Europe. Collectively, these birds appear to be representative of anseriforms near the divergence of Anhimae and Anseres, but ...
Peter Houde +2 more
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Population Genomics of the Critically Endangered Brazilian Merganser
Animals, 2023 The Brazilian merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) is one of the most endangered bird species in South America and comprises less than 250 mature individuals in wild environments.
Davidson P. Campos +4 more
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The oldest diving anseriform bird from the late Eocene of Kazakhstan and the evolution of aquatic adaptations in the intertarsal joint of waterfowl [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2020 A specialized diving lifestyle has repeatedly evolved in several lineages of modern and fossil waterfowl (Anseriformes), with the oldest previously known representative being the late Oligocene Australian oxyurine ducks Pinpanetta.
Nikita Zelenkov
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Ecological Factors Driving Avian Influenza Virus Dynamics in Spanish Wetland Ecosystems [PDF]
, 2012 Studies exploring the ecological interactions between avian influenza viruses (AIV), natural hosts and the environment are scarce. Most work has focused on viral survival and transmission under laboratory conditions and through mathematical modelling ...
Abad, Francesc X. +11 more
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Helminthologia, 2021 In the Czech Republic, 12 freshly dead birds belonging to four species were examined helminthologically during a period of 2015 – 2019. They were six Caspian gulls Larus cachinnans (Lariformes), three goosanders Mergus merganser (Anseriformes), two ...
Sitko J.
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