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Wildlife Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.During the 18th and 19th centuries, bird feathers (class: Aves) were harvested from wild populations and sold globally in enormous quantities to meet the rising demand of the fashion industry. Although many laws now prevent similar widescale harvest, there is a paucity of studies on the trade that has continued to occur since the 20th century.
Jasmin Broadbridge +2 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The complete mitogenome of a lorikeet, Trichoglossus rubritorquis (Psittaciformes, Loriidae), was determined first in the genus Trichoglossus. The assembled mitogenome was 17,915 bp and composed of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, two rRNAs and two ...
Nan Xu +3 more
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From the cage to the wild: introductions of Psittaciformes to Puerto Rico [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Introduced psittacine birds can become highly invasive. In this study, we assessed invasions of Psittaciformes in Puerto Rico. We reviewed the literature, public databases, citizen science records, and performed in situ population surveys across the ...
Wilfredo Falcón, Raymond L. Tremblay
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Animals, 2021 The Saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola), a semi-domestic species, is tolerant of human proximity and nesting in roof spaces. Considering the importance of cytogenomic approaches in revealing different aspects of genomic organization and evolution, we ...
Rafael Kretschmer +8 more
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Update of feather picking in psittacine birds [PDF]
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Veterinària +1 more
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Morphology, ecology and distribution of threatened species in Cacatuidae family [PDF]
, 2018 Neprestani negativni antropogeni utjecaj dovodi do ugroženosti vrsta i povećanog rizika od izumiranja istih. Ovaj rad donosi kratak pregled ugroženih vrsta iz porodice Cacatuidae, uključujući njihovu morfologiju, ekologiju, distribuciju te kategoriju i ...
Meglaj, Sarah
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Prevalence of Sarcocystis calchasi in free-ranging host species: Accipiter hawks and Common Woodpigeon in Germany [PDF]
, 2012 The apicomplexan parasite Sarcocystis calchasi (S. calchasi) triggers pigeon protozoal encephalitis, a neurologic disease in columbids. Accipiter hawks have been identified as the final host, and Columbidae and Psittaciformes as intermediate hosts.
Ciruela, Antonio +6 more
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Chromosomal Polymorphism inForpus Xanthopterygius(Psittaciformes: Aves) [PDF]
Caryologia, 1983 SUMMARYKaryotypic analyses of 41 specimens of Forpus xanlhopterygius (Psittaciformes: Aves) reveal a diploid number of 86 and three different karyotypes were observed. A chromosomal polymorphism is present which involves two pairs of chromosomes. It is suggested that the observed polymorphism resulted from a translocation involving pairs 1 and 5.
de Lucca, Edmundo José +1 more
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The relationship between the feather tuft of the uropygial gland and terrestrial/aquatic birds [PDF]
, 2013 The bird´s uropygial gland has a papilla in its caudal end and it can also show a feather tuft. These feathers may have a raquis or not. The purpose of our study was to compare the number, dimensions and types of the tuft´s feathers in aquatic and ...
Chiale, Maria Cecilia, Montalti, Diego
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Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 46, December 11, 2025.Analysis of 57 536 high‐throughput sequencing datasets uncovers a vast, hidden world of viruses in wildlife. The researchers reveal significant geographic and host‐specific patterns of viruses, and their surprising cross‐species transmissions, such as avian flu viruses infecting goats.
Hai Wang +19 more
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