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Evolutionary Dynamics and Age-Dependent Pathogenesis of Sub-Genotype VI.2.1.1.2.2 PPMV-1 in Pigeons

Viruses, 2020
Pigeon paramyxovirus type 1 (PPMV-1) infection causes high morbidity in pigeons, resulting in a significant burden to the poultry industry. In this study, we isolated three PPMV-1 strains from diseased pigeons collected in Guangdong Province, South China,
Peng Xie, Libin Chen, Yifan Zhang, Qiuyan Lin, Chan Ding, Ming Liao, Chenggang Xu, Bin Xiang, Tao Ren   +8 more
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Mudanças de temperatura corporal induzidas por estresse em pombos (Columba Livia) [PDF]

, 2014
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências, Florianópolis, 2014Mudanças na Temperatura corporal (Tc) são consequências fisiológicas significativas induzidas ...
Bittencourt, Myla de Aguiar
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Preliminary evaluation on the use of homing pigeons as a biomonitor in urban areas

, 2010
This study evaluates the usefulness of homing pigeons as a biomonitor of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban environments. The mean concentrations of total PAHs in liver and lung tissues were greater in pigeons from Beijing compared to ...
Dou, H., Tao, S., Halbrook, R. S., Liu, W. X., Martineau, D., Liu, X., Ling, X., Zhang, G.   +7 more
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The power of nothing : risk preference in pigeons, but not people, is driven primarily by avoidance of zero outcomes [PDF]

, 2019
When making risky decisions, people and pigeons often show similar choice patterns. When people learn the reward probabilities through repeated exposure to the outcomes, their preference is disproportionately influenced by the extreme (highest and lowest)
Spetch, Marcia L., Pisklak, Jeffrey M., Madan, Christopher R., Ludvig, Elliot Andrew   +3 more
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Vision language models for bridge inspections: A review of applications in image‐based damage documentation

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Automating bridge inspections requires more than detecting individual damage instances. It demands systems capable of describing, contextualizing, and interpreting damage in an inspection‐relevant manner. Conventional computer vision approaches, such as object detection and segmentation, primarily address visual recognition tasks and are ...
Rona Firdes Çelik, Ulas Bagci, Sylvia Kessler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Outline of a Theory of Play

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
wiley   +1 more source

Feeding Preferences, Carcass Characteristics, and Plasma and Pectoral Muscle Biochemical Indicators in Racer and Shiqi Pigeons

The Journal of Poultry Science
Racer pigeons are renowned for their exceptional flying abilities, and Shiqi pigeons are meat pigeons prized for their tender and nutritious meat.
Haopeng Lu, Ziying Li, Guohua Tan, Shiqi Zheng, Wuhao Chen, Shuangyan Mo, Chuanshang Cheng, Xiu Zhang, Yantao Lv, Yayan Liang, Wei Wang, Yanhua Huang, Kai Yan, Shuo Zhou, Jie Peng   +14 more
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Feral pigeons as reservoirs for hazardous Chlamydophila psittaci strains with zoonotic potential

Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2023
Chlamydophila psittaci is found in pigeons worldwide. The abundance of feral pigeons living in close contact with humans and livestock are considered a significant risk factor for human and farm animal infections.
S. Asghari, H. Staji, H. R. Mohammadi , I. Ashrafi Tamai   +3 more
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Use of homing pigeons as biomonitors of atmospheric metal concentrations in Beijing and Guangzhou, China

, 2016
Biomonitoring provides direct evidence of the bioavailability and accumulation of toxic elements in the environment and in the current study, homing pigeons were used as a biomonitor of atmospheric pollution in Beijing and Guangzhou, China. Cadmium (Cd),
Zang, Shuying, Cui, Jia, Halbrook, Richard S., You, Jing   +3 more
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Ontogeny of foraging behaviour in an opportunistic gull inhabiting urban marine ecosystems

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urbanization affects ecosystems by reducing biodiversity and displacing species from native habitats. While some suffer, others, like urban wildlife, adapt through innovative feeding and behaviours that improve their fitness in human‐altered settings. Despite research on wildlife in urban areas, the development of foraging behaviour in urban species is
Joan Navarro, Víctor Martín-Vélez, Joan Giménez, José Antonio Garcia, Pablo Cermeño, Jordi Figuerola, Raül Aymí, Tomás Montalvo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source