Comparative chromosome painting in three Pelecaniformes species (Aves): Exploring the role of macro and microchromosome fusions in karyotypic evolution. [PDF]
Pelecaniformes is an order of waterbirds that exhibit diverse and distinct morphologies. Ibis, heron, pelican, hammerkop, and shoebill are included within the order.
Igor Chamon Assumpção Seligmann +9 more
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Eimeria erythrorhynchosi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 (Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae) in Toluca, Mexico [PDF]
A new coccidian species, Eimeria erythrorhynchosi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) collected from the American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin 1789, is reported from Toluca city, Mexico.
C. Salgado-Miranda +2 more
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The genome sequence of the Eurasian Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758 (Pelecaniformes: Threskiornithidae) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Platalea leucorodia (Eurasian Spoonbill; Chordata; Aves; Pelecaniformes; Threskiornithidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 1 345.83 megabases and 1 190.44 megabases. Most
Rosa Lopez Colom, Michelle F. O’Brien
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Ecología trófica de la Garza blanca Ardea alba (Pelecaniformes: Ardeidae) en un humedal del río Paraná, Argentina [PDF]
Se estudió la ecología trófica de la Garza blanca (Ardea alba) mediante el análisis del contenido estomacal de 38 individuos capturados entre 1990 y 1993 en un humedal del río Paraná, Argentina.
Rodrigo Ezequiel Lorenzón +2 more
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Microhabitat use by three species of egret (Pelecaniformes, Ardeidae) in southern Brazil [PDF]
In the present study, we examined the role of different habitat components and their relationship with microhabitat use by three species of egret: Cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi), Great egret (Ardea alba), and Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), in wetlands of ...
DP. Pinto +3 more
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A Bird’s-Eye View of Chromosomic Evolution in the Class Aves [PDF]
Birds (Aves) are the most speciose of terrestrial vertebrates, displaying Class-specific characteristics yet incredible external phenotypic diversity. Critical to agriculture and as model organisms, birds have adapted to many habitats.
Rebecca E. O’Connor +3 more
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Pesca con cebo activo por Ardea alba (Pelecaniformes: Ardeidae) en Argentina
El comportamiento de pesca con cebo activo ha sido registrado en especies de la familia Ardeidae. Para la Garza blanca (Ardea alba) sólo existe un registro previo en la literatura.
Lorena Vanesa Sovrano +1 more
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Feraequornithes: a name for the clade formed by Procellariiformes, Sphenisciformes, Ciconiiformes, Suliformes and Pelecaniformes (Aves) [PDF]
Recent genomic data sets have resolved many aspects of higher-level phylogenetic relationships of birds. Eleven phylogenomic studies provide congruent support for a clade formed by Procellariiformes, Sphenisciformes, Ciconiiformes, Suliformes and ...
George Sangster, Gerald Mayr
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Nest support plants and breeding season of two ibis (Theristicus) species in the Pantanal wetland, Brazil [PDF]
Six species of the Family Threskiornithidae are found in the Pantanal. Despite being abundant and conspicuous birds, information on aspects of their breeding biology in this wetland remains scarce.
Dárius P. Tubelis, Suzana M. Salis
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Se presenta información acerca de la interacción negativa entre Lontra felina Molina 1782 (Carnivora: Mustelidae) y Pelecanus thagus Molina, 1782 (Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae) en la caleta de Morro Sama, Departamento de Tacna, Perú.
Jose Pizarro-Neyra
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