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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Research on mosquito feeding preferences and the malaria parasites they transmit is essential for understanding the interactions between hosts, vectors, and parasites. In this study, vertebrate hosts were identified in 72 mosquitoes. Most blood meals (58.7%) came from birds, representing 25 species, while 40.0% came from mammals (13 species), and 1.3 ...
Qin Zhang +8 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018 Taiwan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea) is endemic to Taiwan and listed as threatened species protected by law. In this study, we first determined and described the complete mitochondrial genome of Taiwan Blue Magpie.
Hsin-I Hsieh +4 more
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Wing myology of Caracaras (Aves, Falconiformes): muscular features associated with flight behavior [PDF]
, 2018 Caracaras (Aves, Falconiformes, Falconidae) are Neotropical diurnal raptors that belong to the subfamily Polyborinae. The forelimb myology of this group has not been comprehensively studied or compared with that of other Falconidae.
Mosto, María Clelia +1 more
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West Nile virus transmission. results from the integrated surveillance system in Italy, 2008 to 2015 [PDF]
, 2016 IIn Italy a national Plan for the surveillance of imported and autochthonous human vector-borne diseases (chikungunya, dengue, Zika virus disease and West Nile virus (WNV) disease) that integrates human and veterinary (animals and vectors) surveillance ...
Angelini, P. +53 more
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Elevation, rather than land use, causes important dietary shifts in the Mediterranean golden eagle
Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.In an ever‐changing landscape, golden eagles in the Iberian Peninsula demonstrate remarkable dietary adaptability. We monitored 50 distinct breeding events over 4 years using camera traps, collecting over 520 000 images. Elevation, rather than land use, emerged as the main driver of prey composition: lagomorphs and columbiforms dominated at lower ...
D. Gambra +7 more
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Gastrointestinal Helminths of Magpies (Pica), Rooks (Corvus Frugilegus) and Carrion Crows (Corvus Corone) in Mazandaran Province, North of Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2011 Background: Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine birds including crows, rooks, magpies, jays, chough, and ravens. These birds are migratory species, especially in the shortage of foods, so they can act like vectors for a wide range of ...
A Halajian +6 more
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The Role of Birds of the Family Corvidae in Transmitting Sarcocystis Protozoan Parasites
Animals, 2021 Members of the family Corvidae are ecologically flexible omnivorous birds, particularly adaptive to urban habitats, and living in proximity to humans; these birds may serve as definitive hosts (DH) for Sarcocystis spp., but research about this is lacking.
Evelina Juozaitytė-Ngugu +5 more
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Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 40, Issue 2, Page 305-322, June 2026.A study of louse flies in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Ireland found 212 different interactions between Hippoboscidae and their hosts, of which 70 were previously unrecorded. No louse flies were found on aquatic species of birds. Host‐switching to gulls (Laridae) has occurred during a period in which these species have started relying on ...
Denise C. Wawman +2 more
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Huitzil, 2009 Éste es el primer reporte formal de registro visual de la urraca-hermosa cara negra (Callocita colliei) en Baja California Sur, México. Ejemplares de esta especie han sido vistos en la región desde 2002 a la fecha, en parvadas de hasta nueve individuos ...
Edgar Amado +3 more
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, 2018 Family Corvidae Aphelocoma coerulescens (Bosc) Brueelia deficiens Philopterus crassipes Aphelocoma ultramarina (Bonaparte) Machaerilaemus cyanocittae Calocitta formosa azurea Nelson Colpocephalum hoffmanni Myrsidea chiapensis Myrsidea invadens Philopterus sialii Corvus corax Linnaeus Hecatrishula cryptoleuca Philopterus corvi Corvus corax sinuatus ...
Sánchez-Montes, Sokani +4 more
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