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The Outbreak of Feather Mites of Poultry [PDF]
Feather mites of poultry are often neglected ecto parasites by veterinarians and poultry keepers. Only very little is known about their biology, behavior and damaging effects on the host.
Yunus, Muchammad
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Poverty Attributions and Voting Choices in the 2023 Swiss National Elections
Abstract Is poverty a relevant issue for Swiss electoral politics and political behavior? In this paper we answer that question by showing that citizens’ agreement with different causal attributions of poverty matters for their voting decisions. Of highest relevance is the difference between an “individual blame” explanation (i.e., the poor are lazy ...
Lionel Marquis, Jessy Sparer
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Spatial distribution of feather mites (Astigmata: Analgoidea) on the plumage of passerine birds from the territory of South Dobrudzha, Bulgaria [PDF]
Feather mites (Astigmata: Pterolichoidea, Analgoidea) are permanent ectosymbionts of birds, found from all avian orders except Rheiformes (Stefan et al. 2015). The feather mites' spatial distribution on the plumage depends on the morphology and structure
Kolarova, Nevena +3 more
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Mites of the genus Megninia Berlese, 1883 (Sarcoptiformes: Analgidae) are known ectoparasites of birds in intensive production systems, however, their distribution in Brazil remains poorly documented.
Maria B. G. Duarte +6 more
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Notations on concentration and writing
Abstract Notations on Concentration and Writing looks at how writing begins in the body and mind of concentration, and how concentration—rather than being found—may be invited in. In an age of YouTube, Instagram, and so many other media, the path to concentration can be difficult. In this piece, I illuminate how concentration can be made, step by step,
Petra Rethmann
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A Russian Contribution to Anting and Feather Mites
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Kelso, Leon H. (Leon Hugh) +1 more
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Due to its cold and dry climate and scarcity of ice-free land, Antarctica has one of the most extreme environments on our planet. To survive in the Antarctic region, parasitic arthropods must either remain closely associated with their hosts throughout ...
Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels +2 more
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Improving the use of expert opinion in disease risk analysis for conservation translocations
Abstract Conservation translocations are subject to considerable uncertainty and risk, of which disease is one of the most recognized. To address disease risks, several protocols for qualitative disease risk analysis (qDRA) exist and are used for responsible conservation translocation planning.
John G. Ewen +13 more
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Background: A few reports demonstrate the occurrence of egg allergy in adolescent and adult patients suffering from atopic dermatitis and the association of this allergy to other food and aeroallergens.
Jarmila Čelakovská +3 more
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With the aim to identify the parasite fauna of plumbeous rail, Pardirallus sanguinolentus (Aves: Rallidae) in Chile, 26 carcasses were parasitologically necropsied. The present study revealed the presence of 14 species of parasites (inverse Simpson index
José Osvaldo Valdebenito +8 more
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