Limited phylogeographic signal in sex-linked and autosomal loci despite geographically, ecologically, and phenotypically concordant structure of mtDNA variation in the Holarctic avian genus Eremophila. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Phylogeographic studies of Holarctic birds are challenging because they involve vast geographic scale, complex glacial history, extensive phenotypic variation, and heterogeneous taxonomic treatment across countries, all of which require large sample ...
Sergei V Drovetski +4 more
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Sperm mtDNA Copy Number Is Not Associated With Midpiece Size Among Songbirds [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionTremendous variation in sperm morphology is observed across the animal kingdom. Within avian taxa, the songbirds (infraorder Passerides) have the largest variation in sperm morphology.
Laima Bagdonaitė +4 more
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Mitochondrial Abundance and Function Differ Across Muscle Within Species [PDF]
MetabolitesBackground: Mitochondria are considered the powerhouse of cells, and skeletal muscle cells are no exception. However, information regarding muscle mitochondria from different species is limited.
Con-Ning Yen +6 more
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Unraveling the host range of Plasmodium huffi: morphological, histopathological and molecular characterization in red-legged seriemas from Brazil [PDF]
ParasitologyAvian Plasmodium parasites can be pathogenic to their vertebrate hosts. Although cases of anaemia are frequently reported in parasitized birds, the potential damage caused by the parasite during the exoerythrocytic reproduction phase remains poorly ...
Lis Marques de Carvalho e Vieira +7 more
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Leucocytozoon cariamae n. sp. and Haemoproteus pulcher coinfection in Cariama cristata (Aves: Cariamiformes): first mitochondrial genome analysis and morphological description of a leucocytozoid in Brazil [PDF]
Parasitology, 2023 The distribution of avian haemosporidians of the genus Leucocytozoon in the Neotropics remains poorly understood. Recent studies confirmed their presence in the region using molecular techniques alone, but evidence for gametocytes and data on putative ...
Lis Marques de C. Vieira +8 more
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DNA barcoding of passerine birds in Iran [PDF]
ZooKeysExploring genetic diversity is essential for precise species delimitation, especially within taxonomically complex groups like passerine birds.
Sahar Javaheri Tehrani +10 more
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Diversity, 2022 Avian haemosporidian parasites (Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon, Plasmodium) in Texas are relatively understudied for such a large geographic area with diverse ecoregions.
Katrina D. Keith +3 more
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Royal Society Open Science, 2021 The propulsion of sperm cells via movement of the flagellum is of vital importance for successful fertilization. While the exact mechanism of energy production for this movement varies between species, in avian species energy is thought to come ...
Ulrich Knief +3 more
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Lack of Structural Variation but Extensive Length Polymorphisms and Heteroplasmic Length Variations in the Mitochondrial DNA Control Region of Highly Inbred Crested Ibis, Nipponia nippon. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The animal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) length polymorphism and heteroplasmy are accepted to be universal. Here we report the lack of structural variation but the presence of length polymorphism as well as heteroplasmy in mtDNA control region of an ...
Xue-Lian He +2 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 The Eastern spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris), a passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae (honeyeaters), a dominant group of birds in Australia and New Guinea. The aim of this study was to sequence the complete mitochondrial genome of the Eastern
Subir Sarker +3 more
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