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 +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 +11 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 +2 more
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Selenium toxicity: cause and effects in aquatic birds
Aquatic Toxicology, 2002 There are several manners in which selenium may express its toxicity: (1) an important mechanism appears to involve the formation of CH(3)Se(minus sign) which either enters a redox cycle and generates superoxide and oxidative stress, or forms free radicals that bind to and inhibit important enzymes and proteins.
David J Hoffman
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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 +7 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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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 +4 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 ONEHigh-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 +8 more
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Cross-species infection potential of avian influenza H13 viruses isolated from wild aquatic birds to poultry and mammals [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2023 Weiyang Sun +2 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 ...
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