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Evidence for West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus Infections in Wild and Resident Birds in Germany, 2017 and 2018 [PDF]

, 2019
Wild birds play an important role as reservoir hosts and vectors for zoonotic arboviruses and foster their spread. Usutu virus (USUV) has been circulating endemically in Germany since 2011, while West Nile virus (WNV) was first diagnosed in several bird ...
Eiden, Martin, Fast, Christine, Fischer, Dominik, Groschup, Martin H., Keller, Markus, Korbel, Rüdiger, Lierz, Michael, Lühken, Renke, Michel, Friederike, Müller, Kerstin, Reuschel, Maximilian, Rinder, Monika, Schmidt, Volker, Schmoock, Martina, Schwehn, Rebekka, Sieg, Michael, Urbaniak, Sylvia, Vahlenkamp, Thomas W., Wysocki, Patrick, Ziegler, Ute   +19 more
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Diversity of Coronaviruses in Wild Representatives of the Aves Class in Poland

Viruses, 2021
The revealed prevalence of coronaviruses in wild bird populations in Poland was 4.15% and the main reservoirs were birds from orders Anseriformes and Charadriiformes, with a prevalence of 3.51% and 5.59%, respectively.
Katarzyna Domańska-Blicharz, Justyna Miłek-Krupa, Anna Pikuła   +2 more
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The evolution of pattern camouflage strategies in waterfowl and game birds. [PDF]

, 2015
This is the final version of the article. It first appeared from Wiley via http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1482Visual patterns are common in animals. A broad survey of the literature has revealed that different patterns have distinct functions.
Allen, Amundsen, Bortolotti, Bradbury, Bro-Jørgensen, Brodie, Brodie, Burnham, Burns, Cardoso, Caro, Chen, Clutton Brock, Currie, Dimitrova, Endler, Endler, Endler, Endler, Garcia, Gelman, Gluckman, Gluckman, Godfrey, Gonzalez, Hall, Hanlon, Helversen, Hemmi, Hofman, How, Hoyo, Hoyo, Hughes, Irwin, Jackson, Kass, Kenward, Kimball, Kjernsmo, Kraaijeveld, Lindell, Lovell, Marshall, Merilaita, Muck, Nordeide, Oliver, Omland, Pagel, Pagel, Petrie, Roulin, Roulin, Roulin, Roulin, Santer, Schaefer, Scott-Samuel, Siebeck, Stevens, Stevens, Stevens, Stobbe, Stoner, Stuart-Fox, Swaddle, Troscianko, Webster, Zanker, Zylinski, Zylinski   +71 more
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Bird Displacement by Wind Turbines: Assessing Current Knowledge and Recommendations for Future Studies

Birds, 2021
Wind energy developments can be responsible for negative impacts on birds, including displacement. In this study we performed a systematic review of the literature available on bird displacement due to wind turbines, both onshore and offshore, to: (i ...
Ana Teresa Marques, Helena Batalha, Joana Bernardino   +2 more
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First Record of Echinoparyphium recurvatum (Trematoda, Echinostomatidae) in Pakistan with New Avian Definitive Host, Vanellus leucurus

, 2019
Parasitological examinations of White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae) collected from Dadu district (Sindh Province, Southern Pakistan) were carried out at the Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
Birmani, Nadir, Mouahid, Gabriel, Naz, Saima   +2 more
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Genetic Monitoring of the Captive Population of the Critically Endangered Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus)

Birds
The Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) is one of the rarest birds in South America, and it is a critically endangered Anatidae species with an estimated population of less than 250 adult individuals in the Brazilian Cerrado.
Davidson P. Campos, Henry P. Granger-Neto, José E. Santos-Júnior, Renata S. O. Buzatti, Fabrício R. Santos   +4 more
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Rapid and recent diversification patterns in Anseriformes birds: Inferred from molecular phylogeny and diversification analyses.

PLoS ONE, 2017
The Anseriformes is a well-known and widely distributed bird order, with more than 150 species in the world. This paper aims to revise the classification, determine the phylogenetic relationships and diversification patterns in Anseriformes by exploring ...
Zhonglou Sun, Tao Pan, Chaochao Hu, Lu Sun, Hengwu Ding, Hui Wang, Chenling Zhang, Hong Jin, Qing Chang, Xianzhao Kan, Baowei Zhang   +10 more
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MERS-CoV in Arabian camels in Africa and Central Asia [PDF]

, 2017
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causing infections in humans is genetically indistinguishable from the virus found in Arabian camels (dromedaries) in the Middle East. Although no primary human case of MERS was reported outside the
Chan, Samuel M.S., Chevalier, Véronique, Chu, Daniel K.W., Miguel, Eve, Peiris, Malik, Perera, Ranawaka A.P.M., Poon, Leo L.M., Roger, François   +7 more
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First data on the trematode fauna of wetland birds in the Samara region (European Russia)

Acta Biologica Sibirica
We have conducted the first study of trematodes in wetland birds of the Samara region (European Russia). A total of 25 trematode species from 12 families were identified in 8 species of birds.
Nadezhda Yu. Kirillova, Alexander A. Kirillov   +1 more
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Estimation of the populations status and habitat conditions of Anseriformes in the State Nature Reserve «Gydansky» (Russia) using ultralight aviation

Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2018
The Gydan Peninsula is one of the least explored and inaccessible Arctic regions in both the Yamalo-Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug and Russia as a whole. In 2016–2017 we conducted a survey of the Gydansky State Nature Reserve and adjacent areas, counted and ...
Sofia B. Rozenfeld, George V. Kirtaev, Natalya V. Rogova, Mikhail Yu. Soloviev, Andrey A. Gorchakovsky, Mikhail S. Bizin, Sofia S. Demianets   +6 more
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