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Isolamento de Salmonella spp. e Escherichia coli de psittaciformes: relevância em saúde pública
RESUMO: O tráfico de animais selvagens consiste numa atividade ilegal exercida em diversas partes do mundo, e o Brasil, em função de sua grande extensão territorial e vasta biodiversidade, é um país bastante atingido por essa prática.
Elisângela de Souza Lopes +7 more
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Guided by the light: Roost choice and behaviour of urban Rainbow Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) [PDF]
1. The formation of large communal roosts is a conspicuous phenomenon associated with a wide range of bird species successfully exploiting urban environments.
Daoud-Opit, Savannah, Jones, Darryl N.
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Avian Influenza annual report 2024
Abstract This report summarises the outcomes of avian influenza (AI) surveillance activities conducted in 2024 in the context of the Avian Influenza Data Collection (AIDC), the One Health (OH) initiatives of the EU4Health Programme (EU4H, 2022 co‐funded grant agreements on emerging and re‐emerging zoonotic pathogens) and the SENTINEL project ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) +8 more
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Origin and Diversification of the Genera Aratinga, Eupsittula, and Psittacara (Aves: Psittacidae)
The arrival of psittacine in North America is well known but undefined. It is widely accepted that these birds originated in South America, and it has been suggested that different factors have promoted the biodiversity of birds in Mexico.
Gabriela Padilla-Jacobo +3 more
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Avian diversity and their status in and around Bhindawas bird sanctuary, Haryana (India) [PDF]
One year survey conducted in and around Bhindawas bird sanctuary in district Jhajjar, Haryana (India) from January, 2015 to December, 2015; revealed a total of 104 bird species belonging to 15 orders and 39 families.
Chopra, Girish +2 more
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Abstract Understanding how both the mean (location) and variance (scale) of traits differ among species and lineages is fundamental to unveiling macroevolutionary patterns. Yet, traditional phylogenetic comparative methods primarily focus on modelling mean trait values, often overlooking variability and heteroscedasticity that can provide critical ...
Shinichi Nakagawa +5 more
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Moult and age determination criteria of the monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
Age determination of the invasive monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus has been hampered by its juvenile plumage showing only subtle differences from subsequent plumages, and little is known about its moult.
S. Guallar +6 more
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Chromosomal Evolution in Psittaciformes. Revisited
<p class="1Body">With colourful plumage, charismatic character and vocal learning abilities, parrots are one of the most striking and recognizable bird groups. Their attractiveness has drawn human attention for centuries, and members of the Psittaciformes order were, also, among the first avian species to be subject to cytogenetic studies which ...
A. Villa Rus +6 more
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Past research and future directions in understanding how birds use their sense of smell
Our understanding of the functional importance of olfaction to birds has improved over the past 60 years, largely as the result of experimental studies testing how birds use their sense of smell in different contexts. As it is impossible to measure directly which odours birds can detect, we rely on measuring behavioural responses to scent cues or ...
Darcy Creece +2 more
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Immunohistochemical staining for tyrosine hydroxylase reveals the neurons forming the locus coeruleus complex in the pontine region of the brain of the Congo gray parrot. The appearance and parcellation of the locus coeruleus complex in birds shows many similarities, but also differences to that observed in mammals.
Pedzisai Mazengenya, Paul R. Manger
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