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Birds, 2021 Wind energy developments can be responsible for negative impacts on birds, including displacement. In this study we performed a systematic review of the literature available on bird displacement due to wind turbines, both onshore and offshore, to: (i ...
Ana Teresa Marques +2 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 The stem lineage relationships and early phenotypic evolution of Charadriiformes (shorebirds) and Gruiformes (rails, cranes, and allies) remain unresolved. It is still debated whether these clades are sister-taxa.
Grace Musser, Julia A. Clarke
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, 2019 Parasitological examinations of White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae) collected from Dadu district (Sindh Province, Southern Pakistan) were carried out at the Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
Birmani, Nadir +2 more
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Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) on the coast of Guerrero, México
Huitzil, 2018 New species records strengthen knowledge of biodiversity and are evidence that understanding of biodiversity is still partial, especially in areas where diversity is high.
Epifanio Blancas-Calva +2 more
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A revision of the fossil genus Miocepphus and other Miocene Alcidae (Aves: Charadriiformes) of the Western North Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
, 2009 This study reviews and describes all known fossils of Alcidae from the Miocene of the western North Atlantic. Because the majority of alcid fossils recovered from Miocene sediments are allied with the genus Miocepphus Wetmore, 1940, the genus is revised ...
Olson, S.L., Wijnker, T.G.
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Comparative tests of ectoparasite species richness in seabirds [PDF]
, 2007 Background: The diversity of parasites attacking a host varies substantially among different host species. Understanding the factors that explain these patterns of parasite diversity is critical to identifying the ecological principles underlying ...
Hughes, J., Page, R.D.M.
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A new female-like morph of juvenile male Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes) – Sexual mimicry to avoid intra-specific predation? [PDF]
, 2015 In migrant Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes) at Eilat, Israel, we noted that juvenile males had two different morphs – the one described to date in literature; and a second, previously undescribed morph, with femalelike barring on the ...
Fornasari, Lorenzo, Yosef, Reuven
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First data on the trematode fauna of wetland birds in the Samara region (European Russia)
Acta Biologica SibiricaWe have conducted the first study of trematodes in wetland birds of the Samara region (European Russia). A total of 25 trematode species from 12 families were identified in 8 species of birds.
Nadezhda Yu. Kirillova +1 more
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Clade‐wide morphological and functional variation of the sauropsid columella
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The columella (=stapes) is the middle ear bone of reptiles that transmits vibrations from the environment to the inner ear. It has been shown to exhibit extensive interspecific morphological disparity in several clades; however, its morphological variation and associated functional consequences remain poorly described.
John Peacock +4 more
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Characterization of MHC class I in a long distance migratory wader, the Icelandic black-tailed godwit [PDF]
, 2017 The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) encodes proteins that are central for antigen presentation and pathogen elimination. MHC class I (MHC-I) genes have attracted a great deal of interest among researchers in ecology and evolution and have been ...
Alves, Jose +4 more
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