W. Kirmse
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Risk assessment for Birds and Mammals
Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA to revise the Guidance on the risk assessment for birds and mammals. That guidance described how to perform risk assessment for birds and mammals from plant protection products, containing pesticide active substances, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 1107/2009.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) +12 more
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Aspectos nutricionales y sociales del consumo de la carne de avestruz: el caso de España
El consumo de carne de avestruz se introdujo en Europa hace relativamente poco tiempo y aun hoy es considerada como una carne exótica. No obstante, se ha valorado repetidamente su inclusión entre las fuentes habituales de proteínas de origen animal en ...
Alicia Aguilar, Xavier Medina
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A computed tomography‐based survey of paramedullary diverticula in extant Aves
Abstract Avian respiratory systems are comprised of rigid lungs connected to a hierarchically organized network of large, regional air sacs, and small diverticula that branch from them. Paramedullary diverticula are those that rest in contact with the spinal cord, and frequently invade the vertebral canal.
Jessie Atterholt, Mathew J. Wedel
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More than a rabbit's tale – Encephalitozoon spp. in wild mammals and birds
Within the microsporidian genus Encephalitozoon, three species, Encephalitozoon cuniculi, Encephalitozoon hellem and Encephalitozoon intestinalis have been described.
Barbara Hinney +3 more
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Osteological and Soft-Tissue Evidence for Pneumatization in the Cervical Column of the Ostrich (Struthio camelus) and Observations on the Vertebral Columns of Non-Volant, Semi-Volant and Semi-Aquatic Birds [PDF]
© 2015 Apostolaki et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License [4.0], which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source ...
A Milani +77 more
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Spatial and species-level predictions of road mortality risk using trait data [PDF]
Aim: Wildlife-vehicle collisions are recognized as one of the major causes of mortality for many species. Empirical estimates of road mortality show that some species are more likely to be killed than others but to what extend this variation can be ...
Alamgir +51 more
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The effect of developmental stage on eggshell thickness variation in endangered falcons [PDF]
We compared eggshell thickness of hatched eggs with that of non-developed eggs in endangered falcon taxa to explore the effect of embryo development on eggshell thinning.
Castilla, Aurora M. +4 more
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Craniofacial diversification in the domestic pigeon and the evolution of the avian skull. [PDF]
A central question in evolutionary developmental biology is how highly conserved developmental systems can generate the remarkable phenotypic diversity observed among distantly related species.
Fondon, John W +4 more
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