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Animal models of cathartic colon
World Journal of Clinical Cases, 2021 The incidence of cathartic colon has been increasing, but satisfactory treatments are still lacking. In order to study the pathological mechanisms of the disorder and identify effective treatment methods, researchers have established different animal models of cathartic colon.
Qiao Li Sun +7 more
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Windsurfing in Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) [PDF]
, 2016 Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) were observed using tailwind as a support for high-speed water transportation on three different occasions in three different locations in Sweden. With the wings arched over the back, they traveled similar to 100 m in an inlet of
Terenius, Olle
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Responses of turkey vultures to unmanned aircraft systems vary by platform
Scientific Reports, 2021 A challenge that conservation practitioners face is manipulating behavior of nuisance species. The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) can cause substantial damage to aircraft if struck.
Morgan B. Pfeiffer +7 more
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Non-leucistic aberrations in the plumage of birds from Nayarit, Mexico
Huitzil, 2018 Abnormalities in the plumage are caused by multiple environmental and genetic factors. Plumage aberrations have been reported in Mexico, but all have been classified as leucistic (white color due to a recessive gene).
David Molina +6 more
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Aves vulnerables a colisionar contra torres eólicas en Rivas, Nicaragua, antes de su construcción
El Higo, 2021 Se aplicó un Índice de Vulnerabilidad de Aves (IVA) y Mapa de Vulnerabilidad Potencial (MVP) para determinar cuáles son las especies de aves más susceptibles a colisionar con torres eólicas y los sitios con mayor riesgo, en una central eólica al sur de ...
José Manuel Zolotoff Pallais
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A phylogeny of birds based on over 1,500 loci collected by target enrichment and high-throughput sequencing [PDF]
, 2012 Evolutionary relationships among birds in Neoaves, the clade comprising the vast majority of avian diversity, have vexed systematists due to the ancient, rapid radiation of numerous lineages.
Brumfield, Robb T. +5 more
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Zoologia (Curitiba), 2013 The activity of vertebrates that feed on corpses can modify the chronology of the decomposition process and interfere with postmortem interval estimates.
Caroline Demo +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Recent increases in turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) and black vulture (Coragyps atratus) populations in North America have been attributed in part to their success adapting to human-modified landscapes.
Jacob E. Hill +7 more
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, 2018 Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) Records. Table 3. Turkey vulture individuals were identified by size, shape, and color pattern (Fig. 12). The body feathers were mostly brownish-black, but the flight feathers on the wings were silvery-gray underneath, contrasting with the darker wing linings. The head was small in proportion to the body and red in color
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Seroepidemiologic Survey of Potential Pathogens in Obligate and Facultative Scavenging Avian Species in California. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Throughout the world, populations of scavenger birds are declining rapidly with some populations already on the brink of extinction. Much of the current research into the factors contributing to these declines has focused on exposure to drug residues ...
Mary H Straub +6 more
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