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Identification of Birds through DNA Barcodes

PLoS 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, M. Stoeckle, Tyler S. Zemlak, C. Francis   +3 more
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Generation lengths of the world's birds and their implications for extinction risk

Conservation 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, Rob W. Martin, H. Akçakaya, J. Gilroy, I. Burfield, S. Garnett, Andy Symes, Joseph Taylor, Ç. Şekercioğlu, S. Butchart   +9 more
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Bird Flu: A Birding Threat

International Healthcare Research Journal, 2021
Guest Comment on Bird Flu by Dr. Surabhi Duggal, Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge, Sharda University, Greater ...
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Human infections associated with wild birds. [PDF]

, 2008
IntroductionWild birds and especially migratory species can become long-distance vectors for a wide range of microorganisms. The objective of the current paper is to summarize available literature on pathogens causing human disease that have been ...
Bauchinger, Ulf, Falagas, Matthew E, Kelesidis, Iosif, Kelesidis, Theodoros, Tsiodras, Sotirios   +4 more
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Spatially explicit population trend estimates of owls in the Maritime provinces of Canada and the influence of call playback

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2022
Documenting and interpreting trends in the abundance and distribution of bird populations is critical to monitoring their status and setting conservation priorities.
Danielle M. Ethier, Rémi Torrenta, Amy-Lee Kouwenberg   +2 more
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Comparative Analyses of Vertebrate Gut Microbiomes Reveal Convergence between Birds and Bats

mBio, 2020
In this comprehensive survey of microbiomes of >900 species, including 315 mammals and 491 birds, we find a striking convergence of the microbiomes of birds and animals that fly.
Se Jin Song, J. Sanders, Frédéric Delsuc, J. Metcalf, K. Amato, Michael W Taylor, Florent Mazel, H. Lutz, K. Winker, G. Graves, G. Humphrey, J. Gilbert, S. Hackett, K. White, Heather R. Skeen, Sarah M. Kurtis, J. Withrow, Thomas M. Braile, Matthew J. Miller, K. McCracken, James M. Maley, V. Ezenwa, Allison E. Williams, J. Blanton, V. McKenzie, R. Knight   +25 more
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Land cover habitat associations of breeding marsh birds and priority waterfowl differ in eastern Canada

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2022
Waterfowl (ducks, geese, swans) are among the few bird groups showing recent population increases in North America. By contrast, marsh birds (bitterns, rails, grebes) are declining, despite this group appearing to benefit from many of the same ...
Katharine R. Studholme, Laura McFarlane Tranquilla, Lucas E. Berrigan, Laura M. Achenbach, Douglas C. Tozer   +4 more
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Predator-Proofing Avian Nestboxes: A Review of Interventions, Opportunities, and Challenges

Birds, 2023
Nestboxes are commonly used to increase the number and quality of nest sites available to birds that usually use tree cavities and are considered an important conservation intervention.
Joseph M. Marcus, Adam G. Hart, Anne E. Goodenough   +2 more
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Water bathing alters threat perception in starlings. [PDF]

, 2012
The majority of bird taxa perform water bathing, but little is known about the adaptive value of this behaviour. If bathing is important for feather maintenance then birds that have not bathed should have poorer feather condition, compromised escape ...
Bateson M., Ben O. Brilot, Elowson A. M., Melissa Bateson, Simmons K. E. L., Van Rhijn J. G.   +5 more
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Environmental factors influencing the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in wild birds in Europe [PDF]

, 2010
A large number of occurrences of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus in wild birds were reported in Europe. The relationship between the occurrence pattern and environmental factors has, however, not yet been explored.
Boer, W.F., de, Li, L., Prins, H.H.T., Si, Y., Skidmore, A.K., Wang, T.   +5 more
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