Comparative chromosome painting in hummingbirds (Trochilidae) [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2020 Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) are one of the most enigmatic avian groups, and also among the most diverse, with approximately 360 recognized species in 106 genera, of which 43 are monotypic.
Ivanete O Furo +2 more
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Alternative hypotheses to explain the relationship between infestation intensity and sex ratio of ricinid lice (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Ricinidae) infesting hummingbirds (Apodiformes: Trochilidae) [PDF]
ParasitologyRicinid lice are exceptionally large-bodied relative to their hosts and tend to form small infrapopulations. They exhibit a more pronounced female bias (predominance of females) than most other lice.
Yoshika Oniki-Willis +4 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of aglaeactis castelnaudii (bourcier & mulsant, 1848) (apodiformes: trochilidae: aglaeactis) and phylogenetic analysis [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. ResourcesIn this study, we employed high-throughput sequencing data to assemble the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the White-tufted Sunbeam (Aglaeactis castelnaudii).
Guangshuai Liu +3 more
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The Hummingbird Collection of the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP), Portugal [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 The hummingbird (Family Trochilidae) collection of the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP) is one of the oldest collections of this family harboured in European museums.
Ricardo Lopes +4 more
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Nuestras Aves, 2023 Presentamos el primer registro documentado de Picaflor Vientre Negro (Anthracothorax nigricollis) para la provincia de Santa Fe, en la Reserva Natural Urbana del Oeste de la Ciudad de Santa Fe.
Eduardo L. Beltrocco, Pablo H. Capovilla
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Bird nests occupied by Sphecidae wasps in Brazil [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1975 The present paper reports on additional instances of nest cells of a wasp (Pison sp., Sphecidae) in nests of a hummingbird (Phaethornis ruber, Trochilidae) and a new instance in the nest of a flycatcher (Tolmomyas flaviventris, Tyrannidae).
Yoshika Oniki
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First record of Lophornis magnificus (Vieillot, 1817) (Aves, Trochilidae) for the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2016 Lophornis magnificus (Vieillot, 1817) (Aves, Trochilidae) is a hummingbird species endemic to Brazil. Although some maps include the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, within the range of this species, no previous documented records exist.
João Just +2 more
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Nectar robbing in the trainbearers (Lesbia, Trochilidae) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Many flower visitors engage in floral larceny, a suite of so-called ’illegitimate’ visits in which foragers take nectar without providing pollination services.
Boris Igić +2 more
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Anidación atípica del colibrí garganta azul (Lampornis clemenciae) en Oaxaca
Huitzil, 2020 La reproducción es el proceso biológico mediante el cual los seres vivos transmiten sus genes a sus descendientes, por tal motivo han desarrollado estrategias para proteger a las crías, y una de las más importantes es el cuidado parental.
Israel Hernández Aguilar +2 more
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Recursos florales usados por el colibrí esmeralda de Cozumel (Chlorostilbon forficatus)
Huitzil, 2020 Conocer la riqueza e identidad de los recursos florales utilizados por un polinizador permite identificar su grado de especialización trófica y su vulnerabilidad ante perturbaciones naturales y antropogénicas. Este conocimiento es fundamental en especies
Jonathan Morales Contreras +2 more
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