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Aspergillosis in free-ranging aquatic birds [PDF]

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2020
Background: Due to the difficulty in the access to free-ranging birds, data regarding Aspergillus infections in wild avian species is rare compared to captive wild and domestic birds.
Aryse Martins Melo, Rodolfo Pinho da Silva-Filho, Vanice Rodrigues Poester, Andrea von Groll, Cristina Gevehr Fernandes, David A. Stevens, Raquel Sabino, Melissa Orzechowski Xavier   +7 more
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Aquatic birds have middle ears adapted to amphibious lifestyles [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2022
Birds exhibit wide variation in their use of aquatic environments, on a spectrum from entirely terrestrial, through amphibious, to highly aquatic. Although there are limited empirical data on hearing sensitivity of birds underwater, mounting evidence ...
Jeffrey N. Zeyl, Edward P. Snelling, Maelle Connan, Mathieu Basille, Thomas A. Clay, Rocío Joo, Samantha C. Patrick, Richard A. Phillips, Pierre A. Pistorius, Peter G. Ryan, Albert Snyman, Susana Clusella-Trullas   +11 more
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Monitoring of aquatic birds and surveillance of avian influenza and Newcastle disease of waterfowls at the National Park of Urmia Lake [PDF]

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2022
Background Urmia lake, as a national park, is one of the most valuable aquatic ecosystems in the Middle East and quatitative and qualitative changes in Urmia lake water have a great impact on its ecological performance and in the region.
Saied Dehgany‐Asl, Manoochehr Allymehr, Alireza Talebi, Omid Yosefi, Esmaeel Allahyari   +4 more
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Microplastic Quantification in Aquatic Birds: Biomonitoring the Environmental Health of the Panjkora River Freshwater Ecosystem in Pakistan [PDF]

Toxics, 2023
Microplastic pollution has become a global concern, with potential negative impacts on various ecosystems and wildlife species. Among these species, ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) are particularly vulnerable due to their feeding habits and proximity to ...
Muhammad Bilal, Atif Yaqub, Habib Ul Hassan, Sohail Akhtar, Naseem Rafiq, Muhammad Ishaq Ali Shah, Ibrar Hussain, Muhammad Salman Khan, Asad Nawaz, Salim Manoharadas, Mohammad Rizwan Khan, Takaomi Arai, Patricio De Los Ríos-Escalante   +12 more
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Anatomical Descriptions of The Nasal Cavity of The Aquatic and Non-Aquatic Birds [PDF]

SVU-International Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2019
This study attested the anatomical and morphometrical descriptions of the nasal cavity in duck, goose as the aquatic birds and quail, dove as the non-aquatic birds.
Fatma Madkour
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Avian coronavirus in wild aquatic birds. [PDF]

J Virol, 2011
ABSTRACT We detected a high prevalence (12.5%) of novel avian coronaviruses in aquatic wild birds. Phylogenetic analyses of these coronaviruses suggest that there is a diversity of gammacoronaviruses and deltacoronaviruses circulating in birds.
Chu DK, Leung CY, Gilbert M, Joyner PH, Ng EM, Tse TM, Guan Y, Peiris JS, Poon LL.   +8 more
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Genotypic characterisation of Avian paramyxovirus type-1 viruses isolated from aquatic birds in Uganda [PDF]

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2018
Avian paramyxovirus type-1 (APMV-1) viruses of the lentogenic pathotypes are often isolated from wild aquatic birds and may mutate to high pathogenicity when they cross into poultry and cause debilitating Newcastle disease.
Agnes Wanyana, Kizito K. Mugimba, Omony J. Bosco, Halid Kirunda, Jessica L. Nakavuma, Angélique Teillaud, Mariette F. Ducatez, Denis K. Byarugaba   +7 more
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Distribution patterns of aquatic birds in a high-Andean wetland in southeastern Peru: An approach based on environmental factors. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
High-Andean wetlands play a crucial role in avian biodiversity conservation, serving as ecological oases in arid mountain regions. These ecosystems face increasing anthropogenic pressures, yet research remains limited, hindering conservation efforts.
Carlos Lazo, Renny Daniel Diaz, Alexis Díaz, Victor Bustinza, Wilfredo Chavez, Aracely Dayana Machaca, Yoana Yarasca, Edwin Calderon, Maria Masias   +8 more
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A novel group of avian astroviruses in wild aquatic birds. [PDF]

J Virol, 2012
ABSTRACT Using a pan-astrovirus reverse transcription-PCR assay, a great diversity of novel avastroviruses was detected from wild bird and poultry samples. Two groups of astroviruses detected from wild birds are genetically related or highly similar to previously known viruses in poultry.
Chu DK, Leung CY, Perera HK, Ng EM, Gilbert M, Joyner PH, Grioni A, Ades G, Guan Y, Peiris JS, Poon LL.   +10 more
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Schistosomatidae from the trematode fauna of aquatic and semi-aquatic birds in Uzbekistan

Biosystems Diversity, 2023
The article discusses the infection of wetland birds in Uzbekistan with the trematodes Schistosomatidae Stiles et Hassall, 1898. The research covered 282 individuals from the main groups of birds represented by the orders Pelecaniformes, Ciconiformes ...
F. Akramova, U. Shakarbaev, I. Arepbaev, Z. Yorkulov, A. Ravshanova, S. Saidova, D. Azimov   +6 more
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