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Mitochondrial heteroplasmy in an avian hybrid form (Passer italiae: Aves, Passeriformes) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Mitochondrial heteroplasmy is the result from biparental transmission of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) to the offspring. In such rare cases, maternal and paternal mtDNA is present in the same individual.
Martin Päckert +3 more
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Current Biology, 2016 Shinichi Nakagawa and Joel Pick introduce what we can learn from house sparrows.
Shinichi, Nakagawa, Joel L, Pick
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Avian malaria-mediated population decline of a widespread iconic bird species [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Parasites have the capacity to affect animal populations by modifying host survival, and it is increasingly recognized that infectious disease can negatively impact biodiversity.
Daria Dadam +6 more
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Evidence for mito-nuclear and sex-linked reproductive barriers between the hybrid Italian sparrow and its parent species. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2014 Studies of reproductive isolation between homoploid hybrid species and their parent species have rarely been carried out. Here we investigate reproductive barriers between a recently recognized hybrid bird species, the Italian sparrow Passer italiae and ...
Cassandra N Trier +3 more
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Space invaders: House Sparrow densities along three urban-agricultural landscapes
Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2017 One of the most successful avian urban invaders is the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). Here, we examine House Sparrow numbers in the urban-agricultural landscape of three cities, one where the sparrow is native (Barcelona) and two where it is ...
Ian MacGregor-Fors +3 more
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Body size changes in passerine birds introduced to New Zealand from the UK [PDF]
, 2013 One feature of global geographic variation in avian body sizes is that they are larger on isolated islands than on continental regions. Therefore, this study aims to assess whether there have been changes in body size following successful establishment ...
Blackburn, Tim M. +4 more
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Environment Conservation Journal, 2018 The present research work was carried out during 2003 to 2016 to aim the scenario of depleting trends and conservation efforts of House Sparrow in and around Kurukshetra district in Haryana province in India.
Tirshem Kumar Kaushik +1 more
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Genetic structure in neotropical birds with different tolerance to urbanization
Scientific Reports, 2022 Gene flow in birds can be affected by urbanization depending on natural history traits and adaptability to habitat change. Contrasting results can be expected when comparing species with opposite resilience to urbanization.
Mauricio Rodríguez-Bardía +4 more
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Long-Term Population Trends of House Sparrow and Eurasian Tree Sparrow in Spain
Birds, 2023 Urban areas are constantly increasing, which can cause an effect in bird populations since human activities lead to nature alterations. Populations of House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) and Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) have been decreasing in ...
Elena Ramos-Elvira +4 more
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Comparison of predation by two suburban cats in New Zealand [PDF]
, 2017 To study the effects domestic cats may have on surrounding wildlife, a complete list was made of 558 items caught in the garden or brought into the house by one cat over 17 years, from 1988 to 2005.
Flux, John E.C.
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