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Epidemiology of Cryptosporidium sp. infection among free-range and intensive farm birds in Akure South LGA, Ondo State, Nigeria

open access: yesBulletin of the National Research Centre, 2021
Cryptosporidium spp. is an intracellular zoonotic protozoan parasite that causes cryptosporidiosis, a diarrhoeal disease of humans and domestic animals.
A. Olonisakin, T. A. Olusi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Generation lengths of the world's birds and their implications for extinction risk

open access: yesConservation Biology, 2020
Birds have been comprehensively assessed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List more times than any other taxonomic group.
Jeremy P. Bird   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Negated and Misprimed Probes for Pretrained Language Models: Birds Can Talk, But Cannot Fly [PDF]

open access: yesAnnual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics, 2019
Building on Petroni et al. 2019, we propose two new probing tasks analyzing factual knowledge stored in Pretrained Language Models (PLMs). (1) Negation.
Nora Kassner, Hinrich Schütze
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Detection of Laryngotracheitis Virus in Poultry Flocks with Respiratory Disorders in Slovenia

open access: yesViruses, 2021
Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) is an acute, highly contagious infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract in chickens and other poultry species that causes significant economic losses in countries worldwide.
Olga Zorman Rojs   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Effect of the COVID-19 Zoo Closure Period on Flamingo Behaviour and Enclosure Use at Two Institutions

open access: yesBirds, 2022
Visitors can influence the behaviour of zoo animals through their auditory and visual presence, with mixed findings of negative, neutral, and positive effects on welfare. This study opportunistically utilised the UK-wide COVID-19 period of zoo closure to
Peter Kidd, Steph Ford, Paul E. Rose
doaj   +1 more source

Increased tolerance to humans among disturbed wildlife. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Human disturbance drives the decline of many species, both directly and indirectly. Nonetheless, some species do particularly well around humans. One mechanism that may explain coexistence is the degree to which a species tolerates human disturbance ...
Blumstein, Daniel T   +4 more
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The detection of Mycoplasma sturni and Mycoplasma moatsii from the choana of a barn swallow (Hirundo rustica): a case report

open access: yesBMC Veterinary Research, 2023
Background Mycoplasmas are found in many different species. Until now 26 avian mycoplasma species have been described, but in the most free ranging bird species the prevalence and significance of Mycoplasma spp. is still unclear. Case presentation In May
Theresa Sophie Klostermann   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cathemeral Behavior of Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) Breeding along Michigan’s Lake Superior Shoreline

open access: yesBirds, 2022
Shorebirds commonly exhibit cathemeral activity and commonly forage throughout a 24 h period. Conservation of endangered shorebirds should then extend to protection at night, yet little data exists on overall time budgets of such species at night.
Riley Waterman, Jason Garvon
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of Birds through DNA Barcodes

open access: yesPLoS Biology, 2004
Short DNA sequences from a standardized region of the genome provide a DNA barcode for identifying species. Compiling a public library of DNA barcodes linked to named specimens could provide a new master key for identifying species, one whose power will ...
P. Hebert   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

British birds. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1918
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Thorburn, Archibald, 1860-1935
core   +2 more sources

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