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Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 2017 Wild birds from illegal wildlife trade are susceptible to several injuries due to the unfavorable sanitary conditions in which they are maintained. Among these animals, parrots of the Amazona genus are frequent victims, and are hosts to parasites of the ...
Raul A. S. Siqueira +4 more
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Parasites of Psittaciformes and Accipitriformes in Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaIn this study, we investigated the presence of gastrointestinal helminths in 97 captive birds (Psittaciformes and Accipitriformes) necropsied between June and December 2011 in the state of Paraiba, Brazil. Forty-three birds were infected.
Cristiane Maria Fernandes de Melo +7 more
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Mycoplasma spp. in Psittaciformes kept as pets in the southwestern Amazon of Brazil [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira: Mycoplasmosis, caused by Mycoplasma spp., is a disease of great importance in birds, especially in the poultry industry. They are considered emerging bacteria that cause subclinical and clinical diseases in various birds and should not be ruled out as ...
Breno K.F. Nascimento +6 more
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Medicina Veterinária, 2022 Piolhos mastigadores são normalmente encontrados em aves e mamíferos. Esses insetos são divididos em duas subordens de importância nas aves, a Amblycera e a Ischnocera, sendo que nesta última apenas a família Philopteridae abrange os piolhos específicos
Luiz Fernando Wolpert de Gois +5 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 There is a large international trade in live birds, which could affect wild bird populations at both national and global scales. It is thus crucial to understand the temporal and geographical dynamics of international trade in wildlife periodically to ...
Qingqing Wang +3 more
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The Evolution of Masturbation in Birds. [PDF]
Ecol EvolMasturbation has been sporadically documented across animal groups, yet the evolutionary origins and persistence of this sexual behaviour are largely unexplored. Through combining targeted surveys with published accounts, we test hypotheses about why masturbation occurs using a phylogenetically broad dataset on the presence or absence of masturbation ...
Heys C +3 more
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Ciência Animal Brasileira, 2015 Local anesthetic procedures are commonly used in domestic and wild birds, because of its low cost and fast induction, as long as applied with great precision, which requires specific anatomical knowledge of the site of incision.
Rayssa Marley Nóbrega da Silva +2 more
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A Literature Synthesis of Actions to Tackle Illegal Parrot Trade
Diversity, 2021 The order Psittaciformes is one of the most prevalent groups in the illegal wildlife trade. Efforts to understand this threat have focused on describing the elements of the trade itself: actors, extraction rates, and routes.
Ada Sánchez-Mercado +3 more
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Bite force estimates and morphological correlations of jaw muscles in parrots
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Parrots (Order: Psittaciformes) are renowned for their high bite force (BF) and morphological correlates thereof, including a highly mobile skull and two unique mandibular adductor muscles—m. pseudomasseter and m. ethmomandibularis, with the former being hypothesized to increase force output.
Ana Carolina L. Faillace +3 more
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Acta Zoológica LilloanaLos estudios sobre la ecología de forrajeo en loros son limitados, particularmente en la Selva Pedemontana de las Yungas en Argentina. Este estudio examinó durante dos años la dieta y el uso de recursos de seis especies de loros (Amazona tucumana ...
Analía Benavidez +2 more
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