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.
Tiago Marafiga Degrandi +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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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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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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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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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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Estado del arte del conocimiento de biodiversidad de los polinizadores de México
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2022 La conservación de las especies polinizadoras es de gran interés para la humanidad. Además de ayudar en el mantenimiento del ensamblaje de los ecosistemas, los polinizadores permiten la producción de más de 75% de los cultivos alimenticios.
Angela Nava-Bolaños +2 more
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Phoretic mites (Rhinoseius spp.) in Apodiformes from Cerrado and Pantanal Biomes in midwestern Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2019 Nasal mites are commonly found in hummingbirds (Apodiformes). In most cases, endoparasitic mites were reported to parasitize the respiratory system, particularly the anterior nasal chambers, larynx, trachea, lungs, and the air and conjunctival sacs ...
D. G. S. Ramos +8 more
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