Metagenomic Detection of Multiple Viruses in Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) in Australia [PDF]
Background Birds are known to harbour many pathogens, including circovirus, herpesviruses, adenoviruses and Chlamydia psittaci. Some of these pose zoonotic risks, while others, such as beak and feather disease virus (BFDV), have a significant impact on ...
Babu Kanti Nath +6 more
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Positional Behavior of Introduced Monk Parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) in an Urban Landscape. [PDF]
Simple Summary Positional behaviors comprise the entirety of animals’ locomotion and posture. Often, these positional behaviors are paired with information about sußbstrate characteristics (e.g., orientation, diameter, texture, height) and frequency to ...
Granatosky MC +19 more
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Chromosomal Evolution in the Phylogenetic Context: A Remarkable Karyotype Reorganization in Neotropical Parrot Myiopsitta monachus (Psittacidae) [PDF]
Myiopsitta monachus is a small Neotropical parrot (Psittaciformes: Arini Tribe) from subtropical and temperate regions of South America. It has a diploid chromosome number 2n = 48, different from other members of the Arini Tribe that have usually 70 ...
Ivanete de Oliveira Furo +15 more
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Infectious agents present in monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) and rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) invasive species in the parks of Madrid and Seville, Spain [PDF]
IntroductionThe introduction of invasive species into an ecosystem could result in biodiversity loss and the spread of infectious agents that could cause re-emergent or emergent zoonotic diseases.
Juan López +9 more
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The plasma lipidome of the Quaker parrot (Myiopsitta monachus). [PDF]
Dyslipidemias and lipid-accumulation disorders are common in captive parrots, in particular in Quaker parrots. Currently available diagnostic tests only measure a fraction of blood lipids and have overall problematic cross-species applicability ...
Hugues Beaufrère +3 more
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Registros de la cotorra argentina (Myiopsitta monachus) en Culiacán, Sinaloa
La cotorra argentina Myiopsitta monachus es una especie exótica invasora que ha incrementado su distribución en México, aunque su presencia en Sinaloa no ha sido evaluada. En mayo de 2013, registramos por primera vez a una pareja de M.
Guadalupe Humberto Gurrola-López +3 more
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Genome Sequence of a Divergent Avian Metapneumovirus from a Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus). [PDF]
Here, we report the coding-complete genome sequence of an avian metapneumovirus from a monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), identified by metagenomic next-generation sequencing during an investigation into a disease outbreak in a captive parrot breeding ...
Retallack H, Clubb S, DeRisi JL.
europepmc +6 more sources
A Novel Dependoparvovirus Identified in Cloacal Swabs of Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) from Urban Areas of Spain. [PDF]
The introduction of invasive birds into new ecosystems frequently has negative consequences for the resident populations. Accordingly, the increasing population of monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) in Europe may pose a threat because we have little ...
Sánchez C +5 more
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LIPOSSARCOMA EM CATURRITA (Myiopsitta monachus) [PDF]
Liposarcomas are malignant tumors that involve lipocytes and lipoblasts. This neoplasm is not frequently reported in avian species and generally occurs in adult or old birds and it is always seen in areas of adipose accumulation.
Anelise Bonilla Trindade +5 more
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Moult and age determination criteria of the monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
Age determination of the invasive monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus has been hampered by its juvenile plumage showing only subtle differences from subsequent plumages, and little is known about its moult.
S. Guallar +6 more
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