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Grooming time parallels molt intensity in wild‐caught feral rock pigeons
Feathers are critical for locomotion, communication, thermoregulation, waterproofing, and protection from UV radiation. To maintain these functions, birds care for their feathers by grooming, which consists of preening with the bill and scratching with the feet.
Parker E. Guzman+6 more
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Reflectance confocal microscopy for the diagnosis of skin infections and infestations [PDF]
Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a noninvasive real-time imaging technique that has been widely used for the diagnosis of skin cancer. More recently, it has been reported as a useful tool for the diagnosis and management of several inflammatory ...
Arzberger, Edith+6 more
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Host density is a key driver in parasite population dynamics, and often the number of parasites increases rapidly with host density. In the context of Norwegian salmonid farming, this mechanism has led to a disparity between the desire to increase ...
L Qviller+4 more
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Abstract DeKalb County, Georgia has been mired in a struggle to defend its forest against the development of a militarised police training facility known as “Cop City”. Drawing on autoethnographic research as a criminalised forest defender and the Stop Cop City movement's social history, I show how forest defenders created abolitionist possibilities ...
Hannah Kass
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EPI Update, August 31, 2012 [PDF]
Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public ...
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Confidence in assessing the effectiveness of bath treatments for the control of sea lice on Norwegian salmon farms [PDF]
The salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis is the most important ectoparasite of farmed salmonids in the Northern hemisphere, having a major economic and ecological impact on the sustainability of this sector of the aquaculture industry. To a large extent,
Gettinby, George+3 more
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Lice of Public Health Importance and Their Control [PDF]
Lice have been intimately associated with man for centuries. Infestations with lice occur today in the United States and many other countries despite great efforts to maintain high standards of public health.
Littig, Kent S., Pratt, Harry D.
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Head lice infestation: diagnosis and recommended management [PDF]
AbstractOur series Prescribing in children gives practical advice for successful management of childhood problems in general practice. Here, the author describes the diagnosis and management of threadworm in this age group.
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Mate limitation in sea lice infesting wild salmon hosts : the influence of parasite sex ratio and aggregation [PDF]
Mate limitation in dioecious parasite species has the potential to impact parasite population growth. Our focus of interest was the influence of parasite sex distribution among hosts on parasite reproduction and transmission dynamics for populations of ...
Cox, R.+5 more
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