Do Orientation-Based Differences in Nestbox Temperature Cause Differential Ectoparasite Load and Explain Patterns of Nest-Site Selection and Offspring Condition in Great Tits? by Anne E. Goodenough, Simon L. Elliot, Adam G. Hart

“…Nest ectoparasites have been linked previously to patterns of nest-site choice and breeding success in birds. Recent research has shown nestboxes facing south-southwest are occupied less frequently by great tits (Parus major) than identical boxes facing other directions, and are associated with reduced offspring condition. …”
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Spatiotemporal Distribution and Population Structure of Monokalliapseudes schubarti (Tanaidacea: Kalliapseudidae) in an Estuary in Southern Brazil by Felipe Freitas-Júnior, Martin Lindsey Christoffersen, Joafrâncio Pereira de Araújo, Joaquim Olinto Branco

“…The greatest population densities were observed in the intertidal region, where they are nevertheless intensely consumed by birds, swimming crabs, and fish. This species represents a fundamental link in the food chain of Saco da Fazenda, transferring energy from the detritus level to higher trophic levels. …”
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Effect of spirulina supplementation on growth, immunity, antioxidant status and pathomorphological perspectives in broilers exposed to dietary aflatoxin B1 by Ayman S. Salah, Antonia Lestingi, Mahmoud S. El-Tarabany, Marwa Mostafa, Rania Samir Zaki, Mahmoud M. Azzam, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Mahmoud Alagawany, Ahmed Fotouh

“…Two hundred (200) unsexed, 1-day-old broiler chicks (Ross 308) were divided into four treatment diet groups, each consisting of 50 birds. There were five replicates of each treatment (10 birds for each). …”
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Population structure, distribution pattern and habitat utilization of Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Vanellus malabaricus (Boddaert, 1783), in Northern India by Prateek, Himanshu Mishra, Vikas Kumar, Ashish Kumar

“…An average of 394 individuals including 77 chicks of Yellow-wattled Lapwings have been registered with an average density of 38 birds per km. The outcome of the GLM analysis exhibited, that Bakshi Ka Talab had the highest lapwing count while, Malihabad had the lowest lapwing count. …”
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Prevalence and seasonal distribution of haemosporidian parasites in pigeons of mymensingh and rangpur districts, bangladesh by Md . Tanvick Zahan, Md. Shahadat Hossain, Anita Rani Dey, Md. Shahiduzzaman, Mohammad Zahangir Alam

“…Of those, 22.3% (67/300) of birds were infected with Haemoproteus spp., 5.7% with Plasmodium spp. (17/300) and 2.7% with both genera (8/300). …”
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THE PRESENCE OF SALMONELLA ENTERICA AND LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES ON POULTRY SLAUGHTER PLANT EQUIPMENT AFTER SANITATION PROCEDURES by Suzana Vidaković Knežević, Miloš Pelić, Marina Žekić, Slobodan Knežević, Jelena Vranešević, Dragana Ljubojević Pelić, Sara Savić

“…Evisceration, or removal of the birds’ internal organs, may present a high-risk step of cross-contamination due to gut breakage and transfer of the contents to the skin, other carcass surfaces, and on equipment surfaces. …”
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Effect of Vocal Nerve Section on Song and ZENK Protein Expression in Area X in Adult Male Zebra Finches by Congshu Liao, Dongfeng Li

“…ZENK expression is higher in Area X compared to that in other vocal nuclei when birds are singing. To reveal the relationship between the ZENK expression in Area X and song crystallization, immunohistochemistry was used to detect ZENK protein expression in Area X after the unilateral vocal nerve (tracheosyringeal nerve) section in adult male zebra finches. …”
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Inhibitory control in teleost fish: a methodological and conceptual review by Tyrone Lucon-Xiccato

“…While IC has been consistently investigated in humans, other mammals, and birds, research has only recently begun to explore IC in other vertebrates. …”
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Our journey with François Gros by Butler-Browne, Gillian, Mouly, Vincent

“…Vincent Mouly joined this laboratory for his PhD in 1982, and defined the different populations of myoblasts appearing during development in birds and then in humans. Together, they demonstrated the impact of the limit in proliferation of the precursor cells on the regenerative capacity of human skeletal muscle, and their group developed models to evaluate the regenerative potential of skeletal muscle in vitro, measuring the telomeric erosion, and identified the involvement of a stress pathway in the proliferative arrest of muscle progenitors. …”
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PAIVS: prediction of avian influenza virus subtype by Hyeon-Chun Park, Juyoun Shin, Sung-Min Cho, Shinseok Kang, Yeun-Jun Chung, Seung-Hyun Jung

“…Although most of the avian influenza viruses (AIVs) are of low pathogenicity and cause mild infections in birds, some subtypes including hemagglutinin H5 and H7 subtype cause HPAI. …”
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Biomimetic Versatile Anisotropic, Electroactive Cellulose Hydrogel Scaffolds Tailored from Fern Stem Serving as Nerve Conduit and Cardiac Patch by Qinghui Liang, Shuhui Chen, Shaofeng Hua, Weihong Jiang, Jiamian Zhan, Chunyi Pu, Rurong Lin, Yutong He, Honghao Hou, Xiaozhong Qiu

“…These anisotropic electroactive hydrogels performed well as nerve guidance conduits (NGC) and engineered cardiac patches (ECP) in the repair of PNI and MI, respectively. Two birds, one stone. Accordingly, the biomimetic strategy of D. linearis to NGC and D. linearis to ECP is first proposed, opening a new horizon for constructing tissue engineering using natural sources.…”
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Niqivut (our food)—dimensions of Inuit country food harvesting and significance in Arctic Canada: bountiful, seasonal, “soul food” by Natalie Ann Carter, Nicolien van Luijk, Jackie Dawson, Colleen Parker, Kayla Grey, Jennifer Provencher, Chantel Emiktaut, Natasha Simonee, Gloria Song, Sonia Wesche

“…Harvesting mammals, fishes, birds, eggs, and plants underpins Inuit culture across Inuit Nunangat (Inuit homeland in Canada). …”
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Providing a pattern for managing complex mega-projects in the aircraft design and construction industry by Saeed Abdollahi Khoshmardan, Manochehr Manteghi, Abbas Khamseh

“…Finally, the most crucial main component was strategy management.Originality/Value: In this study, considering the importance of aerial projects and the fact that the country has moved towards the design and construction of native birds and several projects in this field have been defined and completed, the characteristics of complex mega projects in the aircraft design and construction industry are determined, and has designed an appropriate model for evaluating the management of complex megaprojects in the aircraft design and construction industry for the first time.…”
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Occurrence and Risk Assessment of Tetracycline Residues in Layer Eggs in Haryana, India by Khushbu Bishnoi, Pallavi Moudgil, Deepak Soni, Vijay J. Jadhav

“…There is a need to generate awareness among farmers toward judicious antibiotic usage in layer birds and adherence to withdrawal periods to prevent the escalating problem of antibiotic resistance.…”
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Relationship between in ovo feeding and eggshell temperature of breeder eggs during incubation by Maxwell Ansong Okai, Maxwell Ansong Okai, Francis Kruenti, Jacob Alhassan Hamidu, Kokou Tona, Lin Hai

“…The technique, when properly implemented, maximizes nutrient absorption and improves the economic traits of growing birds and their end products. However, several studies have also reported negative effects of the technique on the temperature of the eggshell indicating its significant effect on embryonic development, eggs’ hatching ability, and the quality and growth of chicks. …”
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First Detection of <i>Alphacoronavirus</i> in Bats from the World’s Largest Wetland, the Pantanal, Brazil by Tayane B. S. Magalhães, Amanda de O. Viana, Thiago B. F. Semedo, Juliane S. Saldanha, Nicole A. dos Reis, Nathalia de A. Pereira, Rachel V. P. de Barros, Hannah R. Miranda, Gabriella C. Almeida, Desyrée Y. S. R. Ozaki, Giovana S. Caleiro, Gustavo O. Fenner, Fernanda P. Vizu, Theo Kraiser, Thais P. Carvalho, Luciano M. Thomazelli, Erick G. Dorlass, Clarice W. Arns, Helena L. Ferreira, Erika Hingst-Zaher, Rogério Vieira Rossi, Guilherme S. T. Garbino, Edison L. Durigon, Jansen de Araujo, Daniel M. de Aguiar

“…Coronaviruses (CoV) infect a wide variety of hosts, causing epidemics in humans, birds, and mammals over the years. Bats (order Chiroptera) are one of the natural hosts of the Coronaviridae family. …”
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Diet Composition and Feeding Strategies of the Stone Marten (Martes foina) in a Typical Mediterranean Ecosystem by Dimitrios E. Bakaloudis, Christos G. Vlachos, Malamati A. Papakosta, Vasileios A. Bontzorlos, Evangelos N. Chatzinikos

“…Fleshy fruits and arthropods predominated in the diet, but also mammals and birds were frequently consumed. An overall low dietary niche breadth (BA=0.128) indicated a fruit specialization tendency. …”
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Switchable Adhesion of Hydrogels to Plant and Animal Tissues by Leah K. Borden, Morine G. Nader, Faraz A. Burni, Samantha M. Grasso, Irene Orueta‐Ortega, Mahima Srivastava, Paula Montero‐Atienza, Metecan Erdi, Sarah L. Wright, Rajabrata Sarkar, Anthony D. Sandler, Srinivasa R. Raghavan

“…This includes tissues from animals, including humans and other mammals; birds; fish; reptiles (e.g., lizards); amphibians (e.g., frogs), and invertebrates (e.g., shrimp, worms). …”
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The Role of Host‐Range Expansion and Co‐Speciation in Host–Parasite Associations With the Divergence of the Great Tit Species Complex by Xi Huang, Vincenzo A. Ellis, Yangyang Peng, Farah Ishtiaq, Haitao Wang, Wei Liang, Qiang Wu, Staffan Bensch, Lu Dong

“…Yet, distributions of lineages are not merely the result of their dispersal limitations, as many lineages that infect only one focal species can be found in birds sympatric with other focal species. Besides, closely related lineages that infect the same host species reach more similar rates of infection than expected by chance. …”
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Effect of Dietary Combination of Methionine and Fish Oil on Cellular Immunity and Plasma Fatty Acids in Infectious Bursal Disease Challenged Chickens by Elham Maroufyan, Azhar Kasim, Goh Yong Meng, Mahdi Ebrahimi, Loh Teck Chwen, Parvaneh Mehrbod, Behnam Kamalidehghan, Abdoreza Soleimani Farjam

“…The results showed that the birds fed with 5.5% fish oil had higher total protein, white blood cell count, and IL-2 concentration than those of other groups at 7 days after IBD challenge. …”
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