Insights about Diversity of Tetrabothriidae (Eucestoda) among Holarctic Alcidae (Charadriiformes): What Is \u3ci\u3eTetrabothrius jagerskioeldi\u3c/i\u3e? [PDF]
Tetrabothriid cestodes are characteristic helminths that infect species of seabirds globally. We begin with the exploration of the diversity of tapeworms of the genus Tetrabothrius Rudolphi, 1819 (Eucestoda: Tetrabothriidae), some of which are ...
Hoberg, Eric P. +1 more
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Comparative tests of ectoparasite species richness in seabirds [PDF]
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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Turnix suscitator (barred-button quail) is a member of the primitive genus Turnix in the highly diverse order of shore birds Charadriiformes. Absence of genome scale data of T. suscitator has limited our understanding about its systematics, taxonomic and
Prateek Dey +3 more
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Four new species of the feather mite genus Sokoloviana Dubinin, 1951 (Pterolichoidea; Ptiloxenidae) from waders (Charadriiformes; Charadrii) [PDF]
Es werden vier neue Arten der Gattung Sokoloviana (Pterolichoidea; Ptiloxenidae) von Vögeln der Unterordnung Charadrii (Charadriiformes) beschrieben: Sokoloviana cornuta sp. nov.
Dabert, Jacek, Ehrnsberger, Rainer
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Halcyornis toliapicus (aves: Lower Eocene, England) indicates advanced neuromorphology in Mesozoic Neornithes [PDF]
Our recent X-ray micro computer-tomographic (μCT) investigations of Prophaethon shrubsolei and Odontopteryx toliapica from the Lower Eocene London Clay Formation of England revealed the avian brain to have been essentially modern in form by 55 Ma, but ...
Allison P. A. +11 more
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The phylogenetic placement of the monotypic crab plover Dromas ardeola (Aves, Charadriiformes) remains controversial. Phylogenetic analysis of anatomical and behavioral traits using phenetic and cladistic methods of tree inference have resulted in ...
Sergio L. Pereira, Allan J. Baker
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Feeding Biology of Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris Melanotos (Birds: Scolopacidae) In the Floodplain of the Paraná River, Argentina [PDF]
This study focuses upon the nourishing biology of the Pectoral Sandpiper at the floodplain of the Paraná river during spring and summer. Trophic spectrum, feeding selectivity and efficiency, extent of the trophic niche, circadian rhythm of feeding ...
Bagnarol, Mónica +4 more
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The collection and database of Birds of Angola hosted at IICT (Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical), Lisboa, Portugal [PDF]
The bird collection of the Instituto de Investigação Cientítica Tropical (Lisbon, Portugal) holds 5598 preserved specimens (skins), mainly from Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Principe, and Cape Verde.
Monteiro, Miguel +9 more
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Tanaisia dubia Freitas, 1951 (Digenea: Eucotylidae) is redescribed on the basis of specimens collected from the urinary tubules of the Whitebacked Stilt Himantopus melanurus (Charadriiformes: Recurvirostridae), and the Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
Lía I. Lunaschi +2 more
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Analysis of avian-biodiversity in rural wetland environs in Panipat district in Haryana, India [PDF]
The present study has observed 67 species of wetland birds, belonging to, 10 orders and 18 families from rural wetland Environs in Panipat district located at a distance of 90 KMs north of Delhi on National Highway No.1 (29.39°N 76.97°E) in Haryana ...
Gupta, Prem Kumari +2 more
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