A Highly Contiguous Reference Genome for Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) [PDF]
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2019 Northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) are small quails in the New World Quail family (Odontophoridae) and are one of the most phenotypically diverse avian species.
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Oxyspirura petrowi infection leads to pathological consequences in Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2016 Debilitating ocular diseases are often reported in avian species. By and large, helminth parasites have been overlooked in avian diseases and regarded as inconsequential.
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Caecal worm, Aulonocephalus pennula, infection in the northern bobwhite quail, Colinus virginianus [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2017 Parasitic nematodes that infect quail have been understudied and long been dismissed as a problem in quail management. Within the Rolling Plains ecoregion of Texas, an area that has experienced quail population “boom and bust” cycles and ultimately a ...
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Simulation of the Long-Term Toxicity Towards Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) by the Monte Carlo Method [PDF]
Journal of XenobioticsIn this study, models for NOEL (No Observed Effect Level) and NOEC (No Observed Effect Concentration) related to long-term/reproduction toxicity of various organic pesticides are built up, evaluated, and compared with similar models proposed in the ...
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Molecular identification and characterization of partial COX1 gene from caecal worm (Aulonocephalus pennula) in Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) from the Rolling Plains Ecoregion of Texas [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2017 Aulonocephalus pennula is a nematode living in the caeca of the wild Northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) present throughout the Rolling Plains Ecoregion of Texas.
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Factors affecting availability for detection: An example using radio-collared Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Avian monitoring strategies are usually linked to bird singing or calling behavior. Individual availability for detection can change as a result of conspecific factors affecting bird behavior, though the magnitude of these effects is difficult to ...
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Life-cycle of Oxyspirura petrowi (Spirurida: Thelaziidae), an eyeworm of the northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Oxyspirura petrowi (Spirurida: Thelaziidae), a heteroxenous nematode of birds across the USA, may play a role in the decline of the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) in the Rolling Plains Ecoregion of West Texas.
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A Quantitative PCR Protocol for Detection of Oxyspirura petrowi in Northern Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Oxyspirura petrowi is a parasitic nematode that infects wild birds. This parasite has a broad host range, but has recently been reported in high prevalences from native Galliformes species in the United States. In order to better understand the impact O.
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Potential impact of neonicotinoid use on Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) in Texas: A historical analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The widespread use of neonicotinoid insecticides in recent years has led to increasing environmental concern, including impacts to avian populations. In Texas and across their range, Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) habitat frequently overlaps ...
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Cultivable bacterial microbiota of northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus): a new reservoir of antimicrobial resistance? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) is an ecologically and economically important avian species. At the present time, little is known about the microbial communities associated with these birds.
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