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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.
Rosario A. Marroquin-Flores, Jessie L. Williamson, Andrea N. Chavez, Selina M. Bauernfeind, Matthew J. Baumann, Chauncey R. Gadek, Andrew B. Johnson, Jenna M. McCullough, Christopher C. Witt, Lisa N. Barrow   +9 more
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A Brief Review of Non-Avian Reptile Environmental DNA (eDNA), with a Case Study of Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) eDNA Under Field Conditions

Diversity, 2019
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an increasingly used non-invasive molecular tool for detecting species presence and monitoring populations. In this article, we review the current state of non-avian reptile eDNA work in aquatic systems, and present a field ...
Clare I. M. Adams, Luke A. Hoekstra, Morgan R. Muell, Fredric J. Janzen   +3 more
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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, Matthew T. Stacy, Robert E. Ricklefs   +2 more
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Assessing the Genetic Health and Conservation Value of an Introduced Urban Population of a Critically Endangered Parrot. [PDF]

Evol Appl
ABSTRACT Non‐native species can be introduced to novel environments such as cities via wildlife trade. These populations may have conservation value—particularly if they are of a species threatened in its native range. Genetic tools can help assess the fitness of introduced populations by indicating if they are (1) suffering the consequences typically ...
Andersson AA, Sands AF, Reid K, Hains T, Lee J, Rheindt FE, Merilä J, Dingle C.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Tuberculosis Susceptibility and Inbreeding Depression Hinder Ex Situ Conservation in a Critically Endangered Rainforest Bird [PDF]

Evol Appl
ABSTRACT Captive breeding can be a key component of species conservation strategies, but also exposes these rare species to novel environments including the pathogen landscape. The critically endangered white‐winged wood duck (WWWD) Asarcornis scutulata has experienced substantial population declines, local extirpations and fragmentation of its former ...
Bolton P, Foote D, Drilling N, McRae S, Sorenson M, Balakrishnan C.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Diet induced the change of mtDNA copy number and metabolism in Angus cattle [PDF]

, 2020
Grass-fed and grain-fed Angus cattle differ in the diet regimes. However, the intricate mechanisms of different beef quality and other phenotypes induced by diet differences are still unclear.
Bai, Ying, He, Yanghua, Li, Yaokun, Carrillo, José A., Song, Jiuzhou   +4 more
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Mode and Rate of Evolution of Haemosporidian Mitochondrial Genomes: Timing the Radiation of Avian Parasites [PDF]

, 2017
Haemosporidians are a diverse group of vector-borne parasitic protozoa that includes the agents of human malaria; however, most of the described species are found in birds and reptiles.
Beatriz Mello, Pacheco, M. Andreína,, Lentino, Miguel,, Valkiūnas, Gediminas,, Pond, Sergei, Michael Cranfield, M Andreína Pacheco, Matta, Nubia, Nubia E Matta, Cranfield, Michael,, Mello, Beatriz, Stanley, Craig E.,, Craig E Stanley, Patricia G Parker, Ananias A Escalante, Garcia-Amado, Maria Alexandra,, Lentino, Miguel, Sergei L Kosakovsky Pond, Pacheco, M, Cranfield, Michael, Escalante, Ananias A.,, Mello, Beatriz,, Garcia-Amado, Maria, Gediminas Valkiūnas, Parker, Patricia G.,, Maria Alexandra Garcia-Amado, Matta, Nubia E.,, Stanley, Craig, Parker, Patricia, Miguel Lentino, Pond, Sergei L. Kosakovsky,, Valkiūnas, Gediminas, Escalante, Ananias   +32 more
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Control control control : a reassessment and comparison of GenBank and chromatogram mtDNA sequence variation in Baltic grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) [PDF]

, 2013
This study was funded by an ‘EU bonus’ award given to MTP Gilbert by the University of Copenhagen.Genetic data can provide a powerful tool for those interested in the biology, management and conservation of wildlife, but also lead to erroneous ...
Katharina Fietz, Jeff A. Graves, Olsen, Morten Tange, Katharina Fietz, Jeff A Graves, Fietz, Katharina, Graves, Jefferson Alden, Graves, Jeff A., Morten Tange Olsen   +8 more
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Phylogenetic analyses to uncover the evolutionary relationship of a newly sequenced mitochondrial genome from an Eastern spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)

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, Ajani Athukorala, Saranika Talukder, David N. Phalen   +3 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of white-backed woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos (Piciformes: Picidae) and its phylogenetic position

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017
The white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) is an ecologically important bird in Eurasian forest ecosystems. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of the species was sequenced using next-generation sequencing technology.
Soo Hyung Eo
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