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Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 6, Issue 4, August 2026.ABSTRACT Clinostomum complanatum infection is a trematode parasite infecting diverse freshwater fish hosts, causing pathological damage and economic losses. Despite its veterinary and public health importance, its global burden remains insufficiently quantified. This study aimed to assess the global burden of C.
Mengesha Ayehu Getnet +7 more
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Organochlorine pesticides and birds
, 2013 This is the second paper in a series to mark the research interests of former BB editor Stanley Cramp, and looks at the impact of pesticides on birds over the past 50 years or so.
Newton, I.
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The influence of rivers on seabird foraging ecology
Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1704-1734, August 2026.ABSTRACT Rivers act as vital arteries to the world's oceans, delivering fresh water and nutrients that sustain marine ecosystems. Globally, river flow increasingly is being altered by climate change and anthropogenic pressures; yet the significance of rivers to predatory marine species, such as seabirds, and the extent to which river‐related changes ...
Julia B. Morais +2 more
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Contracaecum fioravantii n. sp. from the black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
ParasitologyThe genus Contracaecum comprises anisakid nematodes with complex life cycles involving aquatic intermediate hosts and piscivorous birds as definitive hosts.
Perla Tedesco +4 more
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Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2004 Clarias gariepinus were collected from Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe, and examined for nematode parasites from November 2000 to May 2002. Of the 202 specimens collected, 42.6 % were infected with third-stage larvae of Contracaecum sp. in the body cavity. The
M. Barson
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Stayin' alive: Strategies to reduce predation on target species are context dependent
Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2026.Abstract Restoration and conservation efforts often aim to reduce predation, particularly by reducing interactions with nonnative predators in heavily disturbed and invaded ecosystems. For Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, a highly valued but declining fishery, potentially useful freshwater rearing habitat restoration strategies may include ...
Avery E. Scherer +3 more
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Was dinosaurian physiology inherited by birds? [PDF]
, 2009 Archaeopteryx is the oldest and most primitive known bird (Avialae). It is believed that the growth and energetic physiology of basalmost birds such as Archaeopteryx were inherited in their entirety from non-avialan dinosaurs.
Erickson Gregory M. +25 more
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BMC ZoologyBackground The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra Linnaeus, 1758) is an endangered species in Bulgaria and is protected under national legislation. Under harsh environmental conditions, as well as the increasing anthropogenic pressure, knowledge about this ...
Stanislava Peeva +5 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018 Bird communities in Tamhini Wildlife Sanctuary in the northern Western Ghats were studied using line transect and point count methods from the year 2011 to 2013.
Dhananjay Chavan Vinayak +1 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.Eurasian beavers significantly enhance bird diversity and abundance by creating wetland habitats, with 23% higher bird numbers and more unique species at beaver ponds compared to unaffected streams. The size of water surfaces was the key factor influencing species richness, particularly benefiting birds that rely on aquatic environments.
Timo Konstantin Bauer +3 more
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