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First identification and molecular subty** of Blastocystis in free-living wild birds from urban **nxiang, China
Blastocystis is a common enteric protist infecting humans, domestic animals, and wildlife worldwide. However, data on the prevalence and subtype...
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Interactions of Free-Living Nematodes and Associated Microorganisms with Plant-Parasitic Nematodes
Soil nematode communities comprise different trophic groups, including herbivores, bacterivores, fungivores, omnivores, and predators. Aim of this...
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Effects of discarded garbage bags on intertidal free living nematode community
Single-use plastic litter is the main component of marine litter worldwide. In the present study, the impact of discarded single-use garbage bags is...
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Detection of Mycoplasma spp. in free-living seabirds
This study aimed to investigate the presence of Mycoplasma spp. and identify the species of mycoplasma isolates obtained from seabirds found on...
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Does melanin-based plumage coloration reflect health status of free-living birds in urban environments?
BackgroundEcological functions and processes in urban ecosystems are governed by various human activities. City-adapted and city-exploiting animal...
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Live decoys: an old but effective tool for attracting, capturing, and studying free-living passerines
Passerines are elusive animals, and their capture generally requires considerable fieldwork. This study describes the capture and sampling of...
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Measuring circulating triglycerides in free-living birds: evaluation of a field-usable point-of-care analyzer for American woodcock
Plasma metabolites such as triglyceride (TRIG) can be useful indicators of when birds are in a state of fattening or fasting, although the challenges...
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Birds of the Campos Sulinos
The degradation of the Campos Sulinos, which are part of the Pampa and Atlantic Forest biomes in Brazil, has been extensively discussed in the...
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Marine Birds
Mexico’s marine ornithofauna is species-rich and contributes significantly to the country’s biodiversity. Mexico occupies the fifth place in the...
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Origin and Evolution of Birds
Archaeopteryx lived about 155 million years ago and was a descendent of a long line of dinosaur and theropod ancestors. In this chapter, I review...
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Monensin poisoning outbreak in free-ranging and captive birds
Monensin poisoning is uncommon and has been rarely reported in birds. This work aimed to described clinical-pathological aspects of an outbreak of...
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Aircraft Collisions with Birds (Orders Falconiformes and Accipitriformes)
AbstractStatistical data on aircraft collisions with birds of prey (Falconiformes and Accipitriformes) are analyzed. The basis of the analysis was...
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Auditory risk recognition is socially transmitted across territory borders in wild birds
Prey species commonly assess predation risk based on acoustic signals, such as predator vocalizations or heterospecific alarm calls. The resulting...
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Birds
The vertebrate Bauplan has undergone a very particular evolution in the class of Aves. Irrespective of the enormous variation in colour, plumage,...
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Fascinating Natural and Biological Traits of Birds
The natural history of birds is summarized. Account of what contemporary birds are, when and how they came to be what they are, and why and how they...
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Energy supply during nocturnal endurance flight of migrant birds: effect of energy stores and flight behaviour
BackgroundMigrating birds fly non-stop for hours or even for days. They rely mainly on fat as fuel complemented by a certain amount of protein....
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Free-living birds from Caatinga and Atlantic Forest of northeast Brazil as hosts of Enterobacterales, Mycoplasma spp., and Chlamydia psittaci
Apparently healthy birds in protected areas in northeastern Brazil were investigated, whether shedding bacterial pathogens to the environment. We...
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Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) increases abundance and diversity of shrub-dwelling arthropods and birds in forest edge habitat
Amur Honeysuckle ( Lonicera maackii ) is an invasive species predominantly found throughout the eastern United States. While prior research has found...
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An Introduction to the Birds of the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates may be a small, arid country but is home to a surprisingly diverse and interesting range of birds that occur as breeders,...
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Diversity and abundance of birds in dumpsites of Afar region, Ethiopia: implication for conservation
BackgroundDumpsites play key role in conservation of birds. A study was conducted to assess the diversity and abundance of birds in dumpsites of Afar...
