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Influence of climate change on productivity of American white pelicans, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
In the past decade, severe weather and West Nile virus were major causes of chick mortality at American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) colonies in the northern plains of North America.
Marsha A Sovada   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Eimeria erythrorhynchosi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 (Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae) in Toluca, Mexico [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023
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
doaj   +4 more sources

Migratory Movements and Home Ranges of Geographically Distinct Wintering Populations of a Soaring Bird

open access: yesDiversity, 2022
Migratory soaring birds exhibit spatiotemporal variation in their circannual movements. Nevertheless, it remains uncertain how different winter environments affect the circannual movement patterns of migratory soaring birds.
Ryo Ogawa   +7 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Influenza A viruses in American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos). [PDF]

open access: yesJ Wildl Dis, 2010
The role of many wild waterbird species in the ecology and epidemiology of avian influenza viruses (AIV) remains unclear. We report the first isolation of AIV from American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; Pelecaniformes) in North America. Two H13N9 AIVs were isolated from hatchling birds in breeding colonies in Minnesota, USA, during 2007 ...
Lebarbenchon C   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

OCULAR FINDINGS AND SELECT OPHTHALMIC DIAGNOSTIC TESTS IN CAPTIVE AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS (PELECANUS ERYTHRORHYNCHOS). [PDF]

open access: yesJ Zoo Wildl Med, 2017
The aim of this study was to establish normal ophthalmic parameters for select diagnostic tests in American white pelicans (Pelecanuserythrorhynchos). Twenty-one zoo-housed American white pelicans were manually restrained for noninvasive ocular diagnostic testing and complete ophthalmic examination.
Kinney ME   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Seasonal effects of wind conditions on migration patterns of soaring American white pelican. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Energy and time expenditures are determinants of bird migration strategies. Soaring birds have developed migration strategies to minimize these costs, optimizing the use of all the available resources to facilitate their displacement.
Javier Gutierrez Illan   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Growth, Nutrition and Immunology

open access: yesWaterbirds, 2019
Limited information about nutrition exists on American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) from hatching to fledging. To detail immunity, metabolism and nutrition of juvenile American White Pelicans, during 22-23 July 2011, 103 samples of regurgitate matter were collected at five Chase Lake, North Dakota, USA, and three Bitter Lake, South Dakota,
Brian J Rude, D Tommy KING
exaly   +3 more sources

ANNUAL PERMANENCY OF THE AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN Pelecanus erythrorhynchos IN ENSENADA DE ARIPES, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO

open access: yesEcosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2014
This is the first report of the American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos ) residing over a three year and three month period at Ensenada de Aripes, Baja California Sur. The pelicans remained in the study area throughout the year.
RA Mendoza-Salgado   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The use of computed tomography to diagnose chronic shoulder arthritis in an American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos). [PDF]

open access: yesCan Vet J, 2015
An American white pelican was presented with a complete left wing droop and no abnormal findings on conventional radiography. Computed tomography was used to diagnose chronic shoulder arthritis as a sequela to a suspected traumatic compressive fracture.
Whitehead MC, Parker DL.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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