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Chromosomal Evolution in Columbiformes (Aves) [PDF]
Caryologia, 1976 SUMMARYThe karyotypes of the following species of Brazilian Columbiformes (family Columbidae) were analysed: Claravis pretiosa, Columba cayennensis, Columba picazuro, Columba speciosa, Columbina picui, Columbina talpacoti, Geotrygon montana, Leptotila rufaxilla, Leptotila verreauxi, Scardafella squammata and Zenaida auriculata.The diploid chromosome ...
Edmundo José De Lucca +1 more
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ZooKeys, 2012 The chewing lice (Phthiraptera) of Columbidae (Columbiformes) from Pakistan are studied. Six species of chewing lice with new host records are recorded and one new species of the genus Colpocephalum is described from Columba livia in the Karachi region ...
Saima Naz +2 more
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Revista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, 2015 The present study determined the population density of Columba livia domestica in the new market of Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia. It is known that, when populations of this species increase excessively, a serious public health problem is created that must ...
Carmen Villalba Sánchez +2 more
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The collection and database of Birds of Angola hosted at IICT (Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical), Lisboa, Portugal [PDF]
, 2014 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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Sexing Mature Columbiformes by Cloacal Characters [PDF]
The Auk, 1955 WHILE there is a pronounced sexual dimorphism or dichromatism in some species of the order Columbiformes, in most others there is not. Until recently we have known of no simple and reliable method for sexing living individuals of these latter species.
Miller, Wilmer J., Wagner, Frederic H.
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An unusual presentation of a case of human psittacosis [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Chlamydia psittaci is a gram-negative, obligate intracellular organism. Birds are the main reservoir, but also non-avian domestic animals and humans can be infected.
Boelens, Jerina +7 more
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Ciência Rural, 2012 Chlamydophila psittaci (C. psittaci) has been detected in 460 avian species, among them the most frequent are the Psittaciformes, Columbiformes, Anseriformes and raptors.
Tânia de Freitas Raso +3 more
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High prevalence of Trichomonas gallinae in wild columbids across western and southern Europe [PDF]
, 2017 Avian trichomonosis is known as a widespread disease in columbids and passerines, and recent findings have highlighted the pathogenic character of some lineages found in wild birds.
Calderón, L +18 more
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Rhinonyssidae and Ereynetidae mites in Columba livia (Columbiformes: Columbidae) in southern Brazil
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2022 This study aims to record mites associated with the respiratory system of Columba livia Gmelin, 1789, including data of parasitological indices and of coinfections in southern Brazil. Two hundred and two specimens of C. livia were collected in the urban
Carla C. Porto +5 more
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Discriminating between nesting and non-nesting habitat in a vulnerable bird species: Implications for behavioural ecology [PDF]
, 2019 Nowadays, partitioning amongst nesting and non-nesting habitats is not much studied. Here, I investigate whether or not the turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) nesting habitats overlap with those used for other purposes in a North African agroforestry ...
Hanane, Saad
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