The unexpected survival of an ancient lineage of anseriform birds into the Neogene of Australia: the youngest record of Presbyornithidae [PDF]
, 2016 . Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited.Presbyornithids were the ...
Boles, Walter E +4 more
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Expanding the knowledge of Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea Pallas, 1764) distribution in Serbia: New findings and implications for conservation [PDF]
Kragujevac Journal of ScienceThe Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) is a vagrant passage and wintering species whose presence and distribution in Serbia have been inadequately studied. This study presents new findings of T.
Nikolić Marko Lj., Medenica Ivan J.
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Evolutionary pathways to convergence in plumage patterns. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Avian plumage is ideal for investigating phenotypic convergence because of repeated evolution of the same within-feather patterns. In birds, there are three major types of regular patterns within feathers: scales, bars and spots.
Gluckman, Thanh-Lan, Mundy, Nicholas I
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Influenza a virus migration and persistence in North American wild birds. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2013 Wild birds have been implicated in the emergence of human and livestock influenza. The successful prediction of viral spread and disease emergence, as well as formulation of preparedness plans have been hampered by a critical lack of knowledge of viral ...
Justin Bahl +18 more
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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 +19 more
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bioRxiv, 2022 Despite 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 M. Musser, Julia A. Clarke
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مونیتورینگ سرولوژیک آنفلوانزای طیور در مرغان مهاجر ایران [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2005 Although migratory waterfowl is well known to be a major reservoir for avian influenza virus (AIV), there are only few recently published reports about the seroprevalence of AIV in this group of birds.
س.ر. فریدونی +6 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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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 +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 +71 more
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