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Animal Ethics and India: Understanding the Connection through the Capabilities Approach [PDF]
This paper, unveiling the visionary short-sightedness of animal protection, argues for a just vision towards animals in India. Critically analysing the wide range of animal protections in India, the paper finds that in spite of such protections, animals ...
Chakraborty, Rhyddhi
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Abstract The currently circulating high‐pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) virus of the subtype H5 causes variable illness and death in wild and domestic birds and mammals, as well as in humans. This virus evolved from the Goose/Guangdong lineage of the HPAI H5 virus, which emerged in commercial poultry in China in 1996, spilled over into wild birds,
Thijs Kuiken +9 more
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Among the vertebrate pollinated plants, the genus Erythrina includes tree species in which birds are the pollen vectors. Two groups in this genus may be distinguished: a) the hummingbird, and b) the perching bird pollinated species. Erythrina dominguezii
RAGUSA-NETTO J.
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Chlamydophila psittaci Transmission from Pet Birds to Humans
We studied zoonotic transmission of Chlamydophila psittaci in 39 breeding facilities for Psittaciformes (cockatoos, parrots, parakeets, lories) that frequently used antimicrobial drugs.
Daisy Vanrompay +8 more
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Extinction Risks of Tasmania's Avifauna
ABSTRACT Globally, island biotas are continuing to experience catastrophic losses leading to species extinctions. In Australia, 31 bird taxa have become extinct since European colonisation, including four from Tasmania including Macquarie Island. In 2024, the Tasmanian Government's State of the Environment Report provided compelling evidence on the ...
Sally L. Bryant, Eric J. Woehler
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Members of a social species need to make appropriate decisions about who, how, and when to interact with others in their group. However, it has been difficult for researchers to detect the inputs to these decisions and, in particular, how much ...
DeDeo, Simon +2 more
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Breeding ecology of a translocated population of red-crowned kakariki (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) on Tiritiri Matangi island, New Zealand : a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Sciences in Ecology at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand [PDF]
The reproductive ecology of a translocated population of red-crowned kakariki (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) was monitored during 2004-2006, covering two breeding seasons on Tiritiri Matangi Island.
Ortiz-Catedral, Luis
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Characterization of Mauritius parakeet (Psittacula eques) microsatellite loci and their cross-utility in other parrots (Psittacidae, Aves). [PDF]
We characterized 21 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the endangered Mauritius parakeet (Psittacula eques). Loci were isolated from a Mauritius parakeet genomic library that had been enriched separately for eight different repeat motifs.
Dawson, Deborah A. +4 more
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The monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) is considered to be one of the most invasive bird species because its unique ability among parrots to build their own communal nests.
Cristóbal Briceño +8 more
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The Amazonia series interweaves scientific, aesthetic and cultural paradigms to offer insights into the huge diversity of living organisms and the space they occupy in the planet’s evolution.
Orta, Jorge, Orta, Lucy
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