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During the 18th and 19th centuries, bird feathers (class: Aves) were harvested from wild populations and sold globally in enormous quantities to meet the rising demand of the fashion industry. Although many laws now prevent similar widescale harvest, there is a paucity of studies on the trade that has continued to occur since the 20th century.
Jasmin Broadbridge +2 more
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Macroscopic embryonic development of Guinea fowl compared to other domestic bird species
Since few studies have addressed the embryonic development of Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris), the objective of the present study was to evaluate its embryonic development in the Cerrado region of Brazil and compare the results to published descriptions ...
Itallo Conrado Sousa de Araújo +3 more
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The influence of seasons on the haematological indices were studied in the grey breasted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris galeata pallas) in the arid zone of Borno State.
PA Onyeyelli +4 more
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Formation, preservation, and interpretation of dinosaur tracks
Abstract The fossilized tracks of dinosaurs were first reported in the scientific literature in 1836, not long after Buckland's discovery of Megalosaurus. Tracks record aspects of dinosaur locomotion, diversity, and ecology. To recover this information from a track requires an understanding of the track forming process.
Peter L. Falkingham, Stephen M. Gatesy
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The Extra Load Index as a method for comparing the relative economy of load carriage systems [PDF]
The Extra Load Index (ELI) has been proposed as a suitable method of assessing the relative economy of load carriage systems. The purpose of this study was to determine, based on empirical evidence, that the ELI can accommodate variations in both body ...
Cooke, Carlton +4 more
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A study was conducted to compare the growth performance and carcass characteristics of guinea fowl (GF) with Horro (HR) and Tilili (TL) local chickens, and Potchefstroom Koekoek (PK) exotic chicken.
G. Zelleke +4 more
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Dry season irrigation farming is the key to unlocking the potential of food production and economic prowess of smallholder farmers in Sub‐Sahara Africa. ABSTRACT Climate change adaptation has become a topical issue in global discourse in recent times due to its potential impact on food and water security.
John Aloba Atubiga +2 more
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VoronaGasyCodes: A Public Database of Mitochondrial Barcodes for Malagasy Birds
ABSTRACT Molecular tools are increasingly being used to survey the presence of biodiversity and their interactions within ecosystems. Indirect methods, like environmental DNA (eDNA) and invertebrate‐derived DNA (iDNA), are dependent on sequence databases with accurate and sufficient taxonomic representation. These methods are increasingly being used in
Sushma Reddy +8 more
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Comportamento de predação por cutias (Dasyprocta sp.) (Mammalia, Rodentia) em cativeiro: considerações sobre reintrodução. Agouti (Dasyprocta sp.) (Mammalia, Rodentia) predatory behavior in capitivity: considerations about reintroduction. [PDF]
Oito cutias foram mantidas em umrecinto de 10 por 12 m, na chácara Santo Antônio,Campinas, SP. No mesmo recinto eram mantidasgalinhas adultas e cinco pintinhos devar. domestica .
Luiz Octavio MARCONDES-MACHADO
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Генетичното детерминиране на цвета на оперението при домашната токачка (Numida Meleagris)
Токачката, макар и по-слабо и неравномерно разпространена в света, а в някои страни (в т.ч. и нашата) и сочена като нетрадиционен вид птица, добива все по-голяма популярност дори в такива страни като Скандинавските и Япония.
Матина Николова +1 more
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