Mitochondrial heteroplasmy in an avian hybrid form (Passer italiae: Aves, Passeriformes) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, 2019 Mitochondrial heteroplasmy is the result from biparental transmission of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) to the offspring. In such rare cases, maternal and paternal mtDNA is present in the same individual.
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Diversity, abundance, and host relationships of avian malaria and related haemosporidians in New Mexico pine forests [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites (genera Haemoproteus, Plasmodium, and Leucocytozoon) affect bird demography, species range limits, and community structure, yet they remain unsurveyed in most bird communities and populations.
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Molecular detection and genetic diversity of avian haemosporidian parasites in Iran. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BACKGROUND:The mobility of birds across or between continents exposes them to numerous vectors that have the potential to transmit pathogens and spread them into new regions. A combination of rich species diversity of birds along with the small amount of
Leila Nourani +3 more
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Bringing back the dead: Genetic data from avian carcasses
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2017 Advances in laboratory methods and DNA sequencing technology have enabled genetic analyses of noninvasive samples, museum specimens, fossil material, and more recently, carcasses.
Lianne M. Koczur +3 more
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Pleistocene phylogeographic effects on avian populations and the speciation process [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 1998 Pleistocene biogeographic events have traditionally been ascribed a major role in promoting speciations and in sculpting the present-day diversity and distributions of vertebrate taxa.
J. Avise, D. Walker
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Genetic Divergence of an Avian Endemic on the Californian Channel Islands. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The Californian Channel Islands are near-shore islands with high levels of endemism, but extensive habitat loss has contributed to the decline or extinction of several endemic taxa. A key parameter for understanding patterns of endemism and demography in
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Population structure of avian malaria parasites
Ecology and Evolution, 2019 The geographic distribution of genetic diversity in malaria parasite populations (Apicomplexa: Haemosporida) presumably influences local patterns of virulence and the evolution of host‐resistance, but little is known about population genetic structure in
Meghann B. Humphries +2 more
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Bloodmeal analysis reveals avian Plasmodium infections and broad host preferences of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) vectors. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Changing environmental conditions and human encroachment on natural habitats bring human populations closer to novel sources of parasites, which might then develop into new emerging diseases. Diseases transmitted by host generalist vectors are of special
Diego Santiago-Alarcon +3 more
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Climate cycling did not affect haplotype distribution in an abundant Southern African avian habitat generalist species, the familiar chat (Oenanthe familiaris). [PDF]
Integr ZoolAvian species diversity in Southern Africa is remarkably high, yet the mechanisms responsible for that diversity are poorly understood. While this is particularly true with respect to species endemic to the subregion, it is unclear as to how more broadly
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Strong mitochondrial DNA support for a Cretaceous origin of modern avian lineages
BMC Biology, 2008 Background Determining an absolute timescale for avian evolutionary history has proven contentious. The two sources of information available, paleontological data and inference from extant molecular genetic sequences (colloquially, 'rocks' and 'clocks'),
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