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Effects of urbanization on host-pathogen interactions, using Yersinia in house sparrows as a model. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Urbanization strongly affects biodiversity, altering natural communities and often leading to a reduced species richness. Yet, despite its increasingly recognized importance, how urbanization impacts on the health of individual animals, wildlife ...
Lieze Oscar Rouffaer +11 more
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Mitochondrial heteroplasmy in an avian hybrid form (Passer italiae: Aves, Passeriformes) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Mitochondrial heteroplasmy is the result from biparental transmission of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) to the offspring. In such rare cases, maternal and paternal mtDNA is present in the same individual.
Martin Päckert +3 more
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Comparative Study of Gut Microbiome in Urban and Rural Eurasian Tree Sparrows
AnimalsGut microbiota play a significant role in various physiological functions, including digestion, nutritional metabolism, and host immune function. The composition of these gut microbes is largely influenced by habitats.
Shaobin Li
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Recruitment of Captive‐Reared Florida Grasshopper Sparrows After Translocation: Age of Release Matters [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionTranslocation of animals raised in conservation breeding facilities is frequently used as a conservation tool, but few studies have assessed the age of release that maximizes recruitment post‐translocation.
Juan C. Oteyza +4 more
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A revised multilocus phylogeny of Old World sparrows (Aves: Passeridae) [PDF]
Vertebrate Zoology, 2021 The Old World sparrows include some of the best-studied passerine species, such as the cosmopolitan human commensal, the house sparrow (Passer domesticus) as well as poorly studied narrow-range endemics like the Iago sparrow (P.
Martin Päckert +7 more
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Urban Birds Using Insects on Front Panels of Cars
Birds, 2023 Urbanization influences the food availability and quality for birds in many ways. Although a great amount of food for birds is provided incidentally or intentionally in urban areas, the quantity of insect-based food can be reduced in cities.
Jukka Jokimäki +1 more
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Journal of Field Ornithology, 2023 Bell’s Sparrows ( Artemisiospiza belli ) have only recently been recognized as distinct from Sagebrush Sparrows ( A. nevadensis ), and the “Mojave” subspecies ( A. b.
Chris McCreedy +2 more
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Ecologies, 2022 Animals inhabiting colder climates have a larger body size (Bergmann’s rule) and smaller body extremities (Allen’s rule), which help homeothermic animals to retain heat.
Deepa Dangol +4 more
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Gut microbiome composition associated with Plasmodium infection in the Eurasian tree sparrow
Journal of Avian Biology, 2023 Recent expansion of microbiome research has uncovered connections between resident microbial communities and blood parasite risk, establishing the potential for microbial disease treatments such as probiotics in the future.
Sage D. Rohrer +3 more
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