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Visual surveys provide baseline data on small vessel traffic and waterbirds in a coastal protected area [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2023
The coastal waters of southern British Columbia, Canada, encompass habitat of international conservation significance to coastal and marine birds, including sizeable areas designated in the early 1900s as Migratory Bird Sanctuaries (MBS) to protect ...
Louise K. Blight, Douglas F. Bertram, Patrick D. O’Hara   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Babesia ugwidiensis, a new species of Avian piroplasm from Phalacrocoracidae in South Africa [PDF]

Parasite, 2012
A new species of haematozoa, Babesia ugwidiensis sp. nov. from a cormorant is described. This is the first species of piroplasm to be recorded from the Phalacrocoracidae and the relationship of this parasite to other Babesia spp.
Peirce M.A., Parsons N.J.
doaj   +3 more sources

Effect of taxonomy and feeding guilds on waterbirds of the Southern Caspian Sea, Iran. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
This study measured the concentrations of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) in the secondary flight feathers of waterbirds wintering along the southern Caspian Sea coast of Iran ...
Mohammad Hosein Sinkakarimi, Mehdi Hassanpour   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Genetic diversity of Contracaecum rudolphii sp. A (Nematoda: Anisakidae) parasitizing the European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii from the Spanish Mediterranean coast [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
Sibling species of the Contracaecum rudolphii (s.l.) complex are habitual endoparasites of cormorants of the Phalacrocoracidae family, worldwide. In Europe, the two species, C. rudolphii sp. A and C. rudolphii sp. B, have been identified.
Xavier Roca-Geronès, Xavier Roca-Geronès, Roser Fisa, Isabel Montoliu, Margarida Casadevall, Carles Tobella, Josep M. Bas, Marialetizia Palomba, Simonetta Mattiucci   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Distribution patterns of aquatic birds in a high-Andean wetland in southeastern Peru: An approach based on environmental factors. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
High-Andean wetlands play a crucial role in avian biodiversity conservation, serving as ecological oases in arid mountain regions. These ecosystems face increasing anthropogenic pressures, yet research remains limited, hindering conservation efforts.
Carlos Lazo, Renny Daniel Diaz, Alexis Díaz, Victor Bustinza, Wilfredo Chavez, Aracely Dayana Machaca, Yoana Yarasca, Edwin Calderon, Maria Masias   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Characterization of the host-parasite relationship of Polymorphidae (Acanthocephala) in Nannopterum brasilianus (Aves, Phalacrocoracidae) in the Soure Marine Extraction Reserve, Pará [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
The Neotropical Nannopterum brasilianus is a piscivorous bird feeding on aquatic organisms, can ingest various infectious forms of helminths, such as those from the phylum Acanthocephala.
Elaine Lopes de Carvalho, Gerônimo da Silva Cabral, Ricardo Luis Sousa Santana, Tiago Paixão Mangas, Elane Guerreiro Giese   +4 more
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First record of Paradilepis scolecina (Rudolphi, 1819) Hsü, 1935 (Cestoda: Gryporhynchidae) in Republic of Korea with notes on ultrastructure and ecological risk in great cormorants, Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis (Staunton, 1796) (Aves: Phalacrocoracidae) [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Paradilepis scolecina (Rudolphi, 1819) Hsü, 1935 is a tapeworm widely distributed across the globe that uses piscivorous birds as definitive hosts. Although various piscivorous birds inhabit the Republic of Korea (Korea), this species has not previously ...
Heon Woo Lee, Ha-Eun Lee, Changhyeon Lee, Emmanuel Opara, Hyunmin Oh, Mohammed Mebarek Bia, Sunmin Kim, Subin Lee, Seung-Hun Lee, Seongjun Choe   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Behavior of Nannopterum brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789) (Suliformes: Phalacrocoracidae) in an urban park in the municipality of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais State [PDF]

Biotemas, 2019
The modification of landscapes by anthropic action, mainly due to urbanization, exerts strong pressure on birds. Public parks and other green areas offer favorable conditions for birds in cities throughout the year. Nannopterum brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789)
Dayana Nascimento Carvalho, Liliane Martins de Oliveira, Oswaldo Marçal Júnior   +2 more
doaj   +8 more sources

Specialized diving traits in the generalist morphology of Fulica (Aves, Rallidae) [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Foot-propelled diving comprises the primary locomotion-based feeding strategy for many birds, including families such as Phalacrocoracidae, Anhingidae, Podicipedidae, Gaviidae, and the diving ducks within Anatidae.
Ricardo Santiago De Mendoza, Julieta Carril, Federico Javier Degrange, Claudia Patricia Tambussi   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Season, Microclimate and Shoreline Disturbance Interactively Shape Bird Functional Diversity. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
This study examined the seasonal and spatial patterns of bird functional diversity across natural and urbanized coastal sites in Ghana. We found that natural shorelines undergo significant seasonal functional reorganization, whereas urbanized areas maintain stable, generalist‐dominated communities year‐round, losing the temporal dynamics that support ...
Tamekloe SE, Daniels JK, Monney KA, Deikumah JP.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources