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A revised multilocus phylogeny of Old World sparrows (Aves: Passeridae) [PDF]

Vertebrate Zoology, 2021
The Old World sparrows include some of the best-studied passerine species, such as the cosmopolitan human commensal, the house sparrow (Passer domesticus) as well as poorly studied narrow-range endemics like the Iago sparrow (P.
Martin Päckert, Jens Hering, Abdelkrim Ait Belkacem, Yue-Hua Sun, Sabine Hille, Davaa Lkhagvasuren, Safiqul Islam, Jochen Martens   +7 more
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Pellets recovered from stick nests and new diet items of Furnariidae (Aves: Passeriformes) [PDF]

, 2014
This is the first record showing eleven species in seven genera of Furnariidae (Aves: Passeriformes) from Argentina that regurgitate pellets. A total of 627 nests of Furnariidae was examined, and from 84 nests (13.3%), 1,329 pellets were recovered. These
Aravena, Ashoori, Asokan, Atkinson, Banks, Barrett, Beals, Bellis, Bowles, Casaux, Cottam, Duke, Fisher, Glue, Hothorn, Jordan, Kurosawa, Lamore, Laskey, Lehmann, Lopes, Lopes, Lopes, Mason, Matsuoka, McCaskie, McFarland, Meanley, Meanley, Mewaldt, Mužinic, Narosky, Nores, Oberlander, Ohlson, Osvaldo Di Iorio, Paola Turienzo, Parmalee, Petracci, Sears, Storer, Thomas, Tucker, Turienzo, Twedt, Vlaming, Votier, Zembal   +47 more
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The uropygial gland microbiome of house sparrows with malaria infection

Journal of Avian Biology, 2021
Birds secrete preen oil from the uropygial (preen) gland which is used to maintain feather integrity and communicate through odour. The uropygial secretion is believed to influence host attractiveness to biting insects, thereby altering the risk of ...
Elin Videvall, Alfonso Marzal, Sergio Magallanes, Robert C. Fleischer, Kathya Espinoza, Luz García‐Longoria   +5 more
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Body size changes in passerine birds introduced to New Zealand from the UK [PDF]

, 2013
One feature of global geographic variation in avian body sizes is that they are larger on isolated islands than on continental regions. Therefore, this study aims to assess whether there have been changes in body size following successful establishment ...
Blackburn, Tim M., Cassey, Phillip, Ewen, John G., Lawson, Becki, Monroe, Melanie J.   +4 more
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Research of Salmonella spp. and evaluation of pathogenicity, cytotoxicity of Escherichia coli isolates proceeding from sparrows (Passer domesticus)

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2012
The aim of this study was to research the occurrence of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli in feces samples of sparrows, as well as to identify the pathogenicity, cytotoxicity and sensitivity profile of the isolates to antimicrobial use.
Sineide M.O. Vilela, José W. Pinheiro Júnior, José S.A. Silva, Fernanda de Pace, Wanderley D. Silveira, Tomoe N. Saukas, Eliane M.F. Reis, Rinaldo A. Mota   +7 more
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TOXICITY OF SODIUM CHLORIDE TO HOUSE SPARROWS (PASSER DOMESTICUS) [PDF]

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2005
Sodium chloride (NaCl) is widely used as a deicing agent on roadways. There are numerous anecdotal reports of poisoning of passerine birds by road salt in the United States and Canada, but little is known about the toxicity of NaCl to songbirds. The objectives of this study were to determine the lethal dose range for NaCl in a representative passerine ...
Trent K, Bollinger, Pierre, Mineau, Mark L, Wickstrom   +2 more
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Avian malaria-mediated population decline of a widespread iconic bird species [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2019
Parasites have the capacity to affect animal populations by modifying host survival, and it is increasingly recognized that infectious disease can negatively impact biodiversity.
Daria Dadam, Robert A. Robinson, Anabel Clements, Will J. Peach, Malcolm Bennett, J. Marcus Rowcliffe, Andrew A. Cunningham   +6 more
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Conflict between background matching and social signalling in a colour-changing freshwater fish [PDF]

, 2016
The ability to change coloration allows animals to modify their patterning to suit a specific function. Many freshwater fishes, for example, can appear cryptic by altering the dispersion of melanin pigment in the skin to match the visual background ...
Kelley, Jennifer L., Morrell, Lesley J., Rodgers, Gwendolen M.   +2 more
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Notes on a predation event of Passer domesticus (Birds, Passeridae) by Philodryas olfersii (Squamata, Dipsadidae) in an urban area of the Zona da Mata of Pernambuco, Brazil [PDF]

Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2011
This communication reports a predation event, where the snake Philodryas olfersii captures and eats a House Sparrow Passer domesticus. This observation occurred in an urban area of the Zona da Mata, Pernambuco State, Brazil, in the municipality of Nazaré
Ednilza Maranhão dos Santos, Gleymerson Vieira Lima de Almeida   +1 more
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Differential Long-Term Population Responses of Two Closely Related Human-Associated Sparrow Species with Respect to Urbanization

Birds, 2021
Urban planning and management need long-term population level studies for evaluating how urbanization influences biodiversity. Firstly, we reviewed the current population trends of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) and the Eurasian Tree Sparrow ...
Jukka Jokimäki, Jukka Suhonen, Marja-Liisa Kaisanlahti-Jokimäki   +2 more
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