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Host associations, biogeography, and phylogenetics of avian malaria in southern African waterfowl [PDF]
, 2012 The relevance of spatial variation in the environment and host communities for parasite community composition is poorly documented, creating a need for additional case studies from which general principles can be developed.
Caron, Alexandre +5 more
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Independent stratum formation on the avian sex chromosomes reveals inter-chromosomal gene conversion and predominance of purifying selection on the w chromosome [PDF]
, 2014 We used a comparative approach spanning three species and 90 million years to study the evolutionary history of the avian sex chromosomes. Using whole transcriptomes, we assembled the largest cross-species dataset of W-linked coding content to date.
Harrison, PW +4 more
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Drivers of disease emergence and spread: Is wildlife to blame? [PDF]
, 2014 The global focus on wildlife as a major contributor to emerging pathogens and infectious diseases (EIDs) in humans and domestic animals is not based on field, experimental or dedicated research, but mostly on limited surveys of literature, opinion and ...
Kock, R A
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, 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 +2 more
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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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BirdsThe 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 +4 more
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First data on the trematode fauna of wetland birds in the Samara region (European Russia)
Acta Biologica SibiricaWe 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 +1 more
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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 +6 more
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Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2010 Following the avian influenza (AI) epidemics which occurred in Italy between 1997 and 2003, a surveillance program, funded by the Italian Ministry of Health was implemented.
Mara Scremin +6 more
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Different Evolutionary Trends of Galloanseres: Mitogenomics Analysis
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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