Rickettsial infection in ticks infesting wild birds from two eco-regions of Argentina [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2016 Several tick-borne Rickettsia species are recognized human pathogens in Argentina. Here we evaluated rickettsial infection in ticks collected on passerine birds during 2011-2012 in two eco-regions of Argentina.
Fernando Sebastián Flores +4 more
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A comprehensive survey of Rhinonyssid mites (Mesostigmata: Rhinonyssidae) in Northwest Russia: New mite-host associations and prevalence data [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Rhinonyssid mites are permanent parasites of birds that inhabit their respiratory tract. There are around 600 species described worldwide and almost all species of birds are found to have embedded rhinonyssid mites.
Dimov, Ivan +2 more
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Evidence for West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus Infections in Wild and Resident Birds in Germany, 2017 and 2018 [PDF]
, 2019 Wild birds play an important role as reservoir hosts and vectors for zoonotic arboviruses and foster their spread. Usutu virus (USUV) has been circulating endemically in Germany since 2011, while West Nile virus (WNV) was first diagnosed in several bird ...
Eiden, Martin +19 more
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Human infections associated with wild birds. [PDF]
, 2008 IntroductionWild birds and especially migratory species can become long-distance vectors for a wide range of microorganisms. The objective of the current paper is to summarize available literature on pathogens causing human disease that have been ...
Bauchinger, Ulf +4 more
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The evolution, distribution and diversity of endogenous circoviral elements in vertebrate genomes [PDF]
, 2018 Circoviruses (family Circoviridae) are small, non-enveloped viruses that have short, single-stranded DNA genomes. Circovirus sequences are frequently recovered in metagenomic investigations, indicating that these viruses are widespread, yet they remain ...
Dennis, Tristan P.W. +5 more
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Open Quaternary, 2021 Past bird communities are still under-studied in several Caribbean regions, including the Lesser Antilles. In order to improve our understanding of this area’s avifauna, we explore morphometrical variations of the carpometacarpus (CMC) within West Indies
Nicolas Jeantet +5 more
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Mitochondrial heteroplasmy in an avian hybrid form (Passer italiae: Aves, Passeriformes) [PDF]
, 2019 Mitochondrial heteroplasmy is the result from biparental transmission of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) to the offspring. In such rare cases, maternal and paternal mtDNA is present in the same individual.
Giacalone G. +3 more
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A CRIAÇÃO DE PASSERIFORMES COMO FORMA DE PRESERVAÇÃO AMBIENTAL
Revista Eletrônica Direito e Política, 2014 O presente artigo tem como objeto ANALISAR a importância da criação de passeriformes em cativeiro para a preservação ambiental, procurando-se destacar a efetiva e prática aplicação desta atividade como contribuição ao bem estar ambiental.
Heloise Siqueira Garcia +1 more
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Gayana, 2022 Se estudió la expresión de conductas agresivas de aves frente a comederos artificiales con semillas en una región semiárida de Chile. En ocho comederos experimentales cuantificamos 1.118 eventos de interacción social, registrándose 366 conductas ...
Matías Portflitt-Toro +2 more
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Species traits explaining long-term abundance changes of breeding birds in farmland areas in Álava (N Spain) [PDF]
Munibe Ciencias NaturalesIn recent decades, the populations of many common bird species have greatly declined in Europe, particularly in farmland habitats. However, this decline has not affected every species, and to understand the mechanisms behind this interspecific ...
José Antonio Gainzarain +1 more
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