Complete mitochondrial genome of the Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) (Suliformes: Phalacrocoracidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 The complete sequencing of mitochondrial DNA of the Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus was performed using long PCR and primer walking methods. The assembled genome was 19,105 bp in length. It contained 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA
Rina Honda +3 more
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OSTEOLOGY OF THE FEEDING APPARATUS OF MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD FREGATA MAGNIFICENS AND BROWN BOOBY SULA LEUCOGASTER (AVES: SULIFORMES) [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2017 In this paper, we describe the skulls of Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens (Fregatidae) and Brown Booby (Sulidae) Sula leucogaster, with focus on the structures associated with the Musculi mandibulae.
CAIO JOSÉ CARLOS +2 more
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Behavior of Nannopterum brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789) (Suliformes: Phalacrocoracidae) in an urban park in the municipality of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais State [PDF]
Biotemas, 2019 The modification of landscapes by anthropic action, mainly due to urbanization, exerts strong pressure on birds. Public parks and other green areas offer favorable conditions for birds in cities throughout the year. Nannopterum brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789)
Dayana Nascimento Carvalho +2 more
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Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in tropical seabirds from the Rocas Atoll Biological Reserve, Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaToxoplasma gondii is a coccidian that infects almost all warm-blooded animals, including birds. Rocas Atoll Biological Reserve, located in the northeast of Brazil, is the only atoll in the South Atlantic, and home to the largest population of seabirds in
Daniela Bueno Mariani +8 more
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A neotype designation for the Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila (Aves: Fregatidae) [PDF]
Zoologia (Curitiba), 2015 A neotype is designated for Pelecanus aquilus Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Fregata aquila ; Aves, Fregatidae) to fix the identity of this nominal species.
Caio J. Carlos +3 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015 The Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster is a globally Near Threatened species that has been breeding in the Yamuna Biodiversity Park, Delhi since 2006.
S. L. Niangthianhoi, Faiyaz A. Khudsar
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Toward a Comprehensive Anatomical Matrix for Crown Birds: Phylogenetic Insights from the Pectoral Girdle and Forelimb Skeleton. [PDF]
Integr Org BiolSynopsis: Phylogenetic analyses of phenotypic characters in crown-group birds often recover results that are strongly incongruous with the findings of recent phylogenomic analyses.
Chen A, Steell EM, Benson RBJ, Field DJ.
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Adaptation in the Avian Middle Ear—The Columellar Annular Ligament in Aquatic and Diving Birds [PDF]
Journal of Morphology, Volume 287, Issue 4, April 2026.The size of the columellar footplate relative to the oval window shows striking variation across species: it fits snugly within the oval window in, for example owls (left), but considerably smaller than the oval window in diving taxa such as cormorants (right).
John Peacock
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A Bird’s-Eye View of Chromosomic Evolution in the Class Aves [PDF]
CellsBirds (Aves) are the most speciose of terrestrial vertebrates, displaying Class-specific characteristics yet incredible external phenotypic diversity. Critical to agriculture and as model organisms, birds have adapted to many habitats.
Rebecca E. O’Connor +3 more
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International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 2016 Intraguild predation occurs when species competing for the same resource prey upon or parasitize one another. This may result in economic losses under commercial circumstances.
Abiodun Akinpelu Denloye +6 more
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