The complete mitochondrial genome of the Riparia riparia (Passeriformes: Hirundinidae) [PDF]
The Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) belongs to Hirundinidae. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of R. riparia was sequenced and characterized. The genome was 17,963 bases in length (GenBank accession no.
Jie Huang +6 more
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From Spurious Interference to Biological Signal: Repurposing Weather Radars to Monitor and Study the Amazonian Avifauna [PDF]
Many species of swallows and martins congregate in large nonbreeding aggregations throughout the Americas. These roosts typically occur for several days to weeks in the same place during the same time of the year and disappear suddenly as the birds ...
Maria C. T. D. Belotti +3 more
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Case of Human Infestation with Dermanyssus gallinae (Poultry Red Mite) from Swallows (Hirundinidae) [PDF]
Dermanyssus gallinae (the poultry red mite, PRM) is an important ectoparasite in the laying hen industry. PRM can also infest humans, causing gamasoidosis, which is manifested as skin lesions characterized by rash and itching. Recently, there has been an
Georgios Sioutas +5 more
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Comparative analyses of three swallow species (Aves, Passeriformes, Hirundinidae): Insights on karyotype evolution and genomic organization [PDF]
Despite the richness of species in the Hirudinidae family, little is known about the genome organization of swallows. The Progne tapera species presents genetic and morphological difference when compared to other members of the same genus.
Suziane Alves Barcellos +10 more
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Complete mitochondrial genomes provide current refined phylogenomic hypotheses for relationships among ten Hirundo species [PDF]
Hirundo is the most species-rich genus of the passerine swallow family (Hirundinidae) and has a cosmopolitan distribution. Here we report the complete, annotated mitochondrial genomes for 25 individuals from 10 of the 14 extant Hirundo species; these ...
Javan K. Carter +31 more
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Population monitoring and conservation implications of intra‐ and interspecific nest occupation rates in swallows [PDF]
With the exception of a few groups of birds, such as large raptors and colonial seabirds, direct counts of nests cannot be conducted over very large areas for most of the abundant and widely distributed species, and thus indirect methods are used to ...
José L. Tella +4 more
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Identification of Bird Species in Argowiloso Peak Mount Muria
Indonesia is a country that has abundant flora and fauna. Mount Muria, Kudus Regency, Central Java has a high potential for bird biodiversity. The area which is a natural protected forest area, is very supportive for the existing bird habitat.
Muhammad Ridlo +2 more
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We describe and illustrate eight new species of chewing lice in the genus Philopterus Nitzsch, 1818, parasitic on hosts in the bird families Cardinalidae, Chloropseidae, Hirundinidae, Icteridae, Motacillidae, Paridae, and Vangidae from China, Peru, South
Daniel R. Gustafsson +3 more
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El gorrión doméstico (Passer domesticus), una especie invasora en México, tiene plasticidad en sus requerimientos ecológicos y fisiológicos que le permiten competir por recursos alimenticios y sitios de anidación en asentamientos humanos. P.
Edson Adrían Alvarez Alvarez
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In this study, the distributions, migration phenology and spatial and temporal observation status of 5 summer migrant Hirundinidae species (Riparia riparia, Ptyonoprogne rupestris, Hirundo rustica, Cecropis daurica, Delichon urbicum) in Turkey were ...
Esra Per +2 more
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