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Lost companions: a new quill mite species and its possible coextinction with the Carolina parakeet [PDF]

Parasitology
Investigations of the parasites associated with extinct avian species provide unique insights into the ecology and evolution of both hosts and their parasitic counterparts. In the present paper, a new quill mite species, Peristerophila conuropsis sp. n.,
Maciej Skoracki, Markus Unsöld, Milena Patan, Bozena Sikora   +3 more
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An approach to the effects of longevity, sexual maturity, and reproduction on telomere length and oxidative stress in different Psittacidae species [PDF]

Frontiers in Genetics, 2023
Introduction: Aging is a multifactorial process that includes molecular changes such as telomere shortening. Telomeres shorten progressively with age in vertebrates, and their shortening rate has a significant role in determining the lifespan of a ...
Angélica Domínguez-de-Barros, Inés Sifaoui, Zuzanna Borecka, Roberto Dorta-Guerra, Roberto Dorta-Guerra, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Rafael Castro-Fuentes, Elizabeth Córdoba-Lanús, Elizabeth Córdoba-Lanús   +10 more
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A Review of the Feather Mite Genus Lopharalichus Gaud & Atyeo, 1996 (Acariformes: Pterolichidae), with Descriptions of Three New Species from Brazilian Parrots (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae) [PDF]

Animals, 2023
Feather mites of the genus Lopharalichus Gaud & Atyeo, 1996 (Pterolichidae: Pterolichinae), formerly containing three described species, are associated with New World parrots (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae) of the subfamily Arinae.
Fabio Akashi Hernandes
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The genome sequence of the Mauritius parakeet, Alexandrinus eques (formerly Psittacula eques) (A.Newton & E. Newton, 1876) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]

Wellcome Open Research
We present a genome assembly from an individual male Alexandrinus eques, formerly Psittacula eques (the Mauritius Parakeet; Chordata; Aves; Psittaciformes; Psittacidae). The genome sequence is 1203.8 megabases in span.
M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Jim J. Groombridge, Simon Tollington, Hernán E. Morales, Vikash Tatayah, Sion Henshaw, Cock van Oosterhout, Kevin Ruhomaun   +7 more
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First record of Psittacara erythrogenys (Psittacidae) in Colombia

Caldasia, 2020
The red-masked parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys was originally distributed in the forests of Ecuador and northwestern Peru, mainly below 1500 m of elevation.
Eliana Fierro-Calderón, Karolina Fierro-Calderón   +1 more
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Occurrence of Tetrameres confusa (Nematoda, Tetrameridae) in Ara ararauna (Psittacidae) Ocorrência de Tetrameres confusa (Nematoda, Tetrameridae) em Ara ararauna (Psittacidae)

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2005
Relata-se a ocorrência de Tetrameres confusa Travassos 1917 (= T. americana (Cram, 1927) Baylis, 1929) (Nematoda, Tetrameridae) em um novo hospedeiro, Ara ararauna Linnaeus, 1758 (Aves, Psittacidae).
R.J. Silva, T.C.G. Oliveira-Sequeira, C.C. Gurgel   +2 more
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Artrópodos presentes en nidos de cotorra Myiopsitta monachus monachus (Aves: Psittacidae) Arthropods in Monk Parakeet nests (Aves: Psittacidae)

Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, 2009
El objetivo de este trabajo es comunicar una lista de la artropodofauna que se encuentra en los nidos de cotorra (Myiopsitta monachus monachus) en distintas localidades de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Se colectó un nido y 43 camas de material
Rosana Aramburú, Sebastián Calvo, Diego Leonardo Carpintero, Armando Conrado Cicchino   +3 more
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Análisis del conocimiento histórico de la distribución geográfica y ecológica del loro frente blanca, Amazona albifrons, con evidencia de colonización reciente

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2020
La distribución del loro frente blanca, Amazona albifrons, en México incluye la vertiente del Pacífico y del golfo, desde Sonora y el sur de Veracruz, respectivamente, y continúa hasta Costa Rica.
Claudio Mota-Vargas, Karla Patricia Parra-Noguez, Octavio Rojas-Soto   +2 more
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Komparasi empat jenis primer molecular sexing pada famili burung berbeda

Jurnal Ilmu Peternakan dan Veteriner Tropis, 2023
Determination sex of birds by the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method is increasingly popular among researchers and the public. The PCR method is known to provide accurate test results in determining the sex of birds, but one of its successes is ...
Fauziah Fitriana, Dian R. Setyorini, Clara A. Artdita, Risa Ummami, Aris Haryanto, Fatkhanuddin Aziz   +5 more
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Abundance of White-fronted Parrots and diet of an urban parrot assemblage (Aves: Psittaciformes) in a green Neotropical city

Avian Research, 2022
Urban ecosystems are evolutionarily recent novel environments acting as biodiversity filters. Psittacidae birds are considered successful urban adapters mainly due to their generalist feeding and opportunistic behavior, allowing them to occupy ...
Cristel Álvarez-Castillo, Ian MacGregor-Fors, Stefan L. Arriaga-Weiss, Claudio Mota-Vargas, Diego Santiago-Alarcon   +4 more
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