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Health Status and Stress in Different Categories of Racing Pigeons

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
The influence of different stress parameters in racing pigeon flocks, such as the presence of diseases and environmental conditions at the time of the races, were described.
Marjan Kastelic   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Small mammals feeding on hypogeous fungi [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The spores stay viable after passing through the animal gut, and in some cases their ability to germinate and form mycorrhiza is enhanced after leaving the intestine.
Połatyńska, Małgorzata
core   +2 more sources

Initial results on the variation of whistle characteristics of bottlenose dolphins from two neighbouring regions of the Mediterranean Sea: Northern Ionian and Southern Adriatic Sea

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Bottlenose dolphins have a complex vocal repertoire that varies depending on behavioral context, social structure, group composition, and anthropogenic pressures.
Aylin Akkaya   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-Term Stability in the Trophic Ecology of a Pelagic Forager Living in a Changing Marine Ecosystem

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Natural or human-induced environmental changes can modify the structure of ecological communities and thus alter food web interactions. After the collapse of hake stocks (Merluccius hubbsi) provoked by fisheries over the Patagonian shelf in 1997 profound
Damián G. Vales   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Canary Bornavirus (Orthobornavirus serini) Infections Are Associated with Clinical Symptoms in Common Canaries (Serinus canaria dom.)

open access: yesViruses, 2022
While parrot bornaviruses are accepted as the cause of proventricular dilatation disease (PDD) in psittacine birds, the pathogenic role of bornaviruses in common canaries is still unclear.
Monika Rinder   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mammal endemism In Italy: A review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Although there are various checklists of Italian mammals, there is not yet a synthesis of those mammals that are endemic to Italy. Therefore, we provide for the first time a detailed review on Italian mammal endemic species including endemic taxa ...
Amori, Giovanni, Castiglia, Riccardo
core   +3 more sources

Evaluation of Welfare in Commercial Turkey Flocks of Both Sexes Using the Transect Walk Method

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
The study was conducted between March and September 2019 in six meat-type turkey flocks with similar management standard procedures using the transect walk method. The concept of the method is based on visual observation of the birds while slowly walking
Nina Mlakar Hrženjak   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occurrence of the Sinus Nematode Skrjabingylus sp. (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) Inferred from Sinus Lesions in Arkansas Mustelidae and Mephitidae, with review of relevant literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Nasal nematodes of the genus Skrjabingylus occur in the mammalian families Mustelidae and Mephitidae, and have been found from Canada to Costa Rica.
Tumlison, C. Renn, Tumlison, Terry
core   +3 more sources

Spontaneous Tumors and Non-Neoplastic Proliferative Lesions in Pet Degus (Octodon degus)

open access: yesVeterinary Sciences, 2020
In recent years, degus (Octodon degus), rodents native to South America, have been becoming increasingly popular as pet animals. Data about neoplastic diseases in this species are still sparse and mainly limited to single-case reports.
Tanja Švara   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Within-guild dietary discrimination from 3-D textural analysis of tooth microwear in insectivorous mammals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Resource exploitation and competition for food are important selective pressures in animal evolution. A number of recent investigations have focused on linkages between diversification, trophic morphology and diet in bats, partly because their roosting ...
Crumpton, Nicholas   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

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