All About Birds / by Browne, Jaxon, author 648684

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Dispersal and migration by Schwarz, C., Bairlein, F.

“…The latter appear to be very useful in the delineating origin of birds and connectivity between breeding and non–breeding grounds. …”
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THE EVOLUTION DECEIT : The Scientific Collapse of Darwinism and Its Ideological Background / by Harun Yahya, author 323805

Use of stable isotopes to investigate keratin deposition in the claw tips of ducks. by John B Hopkins, Kyle A Cutting, Jeffrey M Warren

“…Stable isotopes derived from the claws of birds could be used to determine the migratory origins of birds if the time periods represented in excised sections of claws were known. …”
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Dinosaur macroevolution and macroecology by Benson, R

“…Phylogeny-based research has allowed new insights into dinosaur macroevolution, including the adaptive landscape of their body size evolution, patterns of species diversification, and the origins of birds and bird-like traits. Nevertheless, much remains unknown due to incompleteness of the fossil record at both local and global scales. …”

Emerging Influenza Strains in the Last Two Decades: A Threat of a New Pandemic? by Claudia Trombetta, Simona Piccirella, Daniele Perini, Otfried Kistner, Emanuele Montomoli

“…In the last 20 years, novel non-seasonal influenza viruses have emerged, most of which have originated from birds. Despite their apparent inability to cause pandemics, with the exception of H1N1 swine influenza virus, these viruses still constitute a constant threat to public health. …”
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The role of historical and local factors in determining species composition of the highland avifauna of Costa Rica and Western Panamá by Gilbert Barrantes

“…This vegetation retreated to the summit of the mountains during inter-glacial periods, fragmenting the original continuous bird populations and forming "sky islands", which decrease in size from Talamanca mountains towards the northwestern ranges. …”
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Effect of the age and season of fattening period on carbon dioxide emissions from broiler housing by M. Knížatová, Š. Mihina, J. Brouček, I. Karandušovská, G.J. Sauter, J. Mačuhová

“…The major part of CO2 seemed to have its origin in bird respiration with assumed production of approx. 147 kg of CO2/h. …”
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The evolutionary dynamics of influenza A virus adaptation to mammalian hosts. by Bhatt, S, Lam, T, Lycett, S, Leigh Brown, A, Bowden, T, Holmes, E, Guan, Y, Wood, J, Brown, I, Kellam, P, Pybus, O

“…Here, we measure, for the first time, the genomic rate of adaptive evolution of swine influenza viruses (SwIV) that originated in birds. By using a curated dataset of more than 24 000 human and swine influenza gene sequences, including 41 newly characterized genomes, we reconstructed the adaptive dynamics of three major SwIV lineages (Eurasian, EA; classical swine, CS; triple reassortant, TR). …”

The evolutionary dynamics of influenza A virus adaptation to mammalian hosts. by Bhatt, S, Lam, T, Lycett, S, Leigh Brown, A, Bowden, T, Holmes, E, Guan, Y, Wood, J, Brown, I, Kellam, P, Combating, S, Pybus, O

“…Here, we measure, for the first time, the genomic rate of adaptive evolution of swine influenza viruses (SwIV) that originated in birds. By using a curated dataset of more than 24 000 human and swine influenza gene sequences, including 41 newly characterized genomes, we reconstructed the adaptive dynamics of three major SwIV lineages (Eurasian, EA; classical swine, CS; triple reassortant, TR). …”

Genome-Wide Transcription Study of Cryptococcus neoformans H99 Clinical Strain versus Environmental Strains. by Elaheh Movahed, Komathy Munusamy, Grace Min Yi Tan, Chung Yeng Looi, Sun Tee Tay, Won Fen Wong

“…Three environmental strains of C. neoformans originated from bird droppings (H4, S48B and S68B) and C. neoformans reference clinical strain (H99) were used for intranasal infection in C57BL/6 mice. …”
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Pollination and nectar larceny by birds and bees in novel forests of the Hawaiian Islands by Pryce W Millikin, Samuel B. Case, Corey E Tarwater

“…In the Hawaiian Islands, many native plants have lost their original pollinators. Birds and insects are known to visit native plant flowers, but it is unclear whether they pollinate or steal nectar, whether native and non-native species differ in their interactions with flowers, and what influences visitation to flowers. …”
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Efficacy of T-2 toxin detoxifying agent in broiler chickens by Nešić V., Resanović Radmila, Marinković D., Nešić Ksenija, Lazarević M., Nešić S., Aleksić-Kovačević Sanja

“…Histopathological examination of tissues originating from birds fed the diet containing T-2 toxin revealed degenerative changes in the oral and small intestine mucosa, necroses of enterocytes and hepatocytes, as well as depletion of lymphocytes in the bursa Fabricii. …”
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Infeksi Avian Paramyxovirus Tipe-1 pada Babi di Bali (AVIAN PARAMYXOVIRUS TYPE-1 INFECTION IN PIG IN BALI) by Anak Agung Ayu Mirah Adi, I Gusti Agung Arta Putra, Bayu Setiabudi, I Made Kardena, Nyoman Mantik Astawa

“…Although the virus is normally originated from birds, the recent report showed that it canbe isolated from pig. …”
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Using oxygen and hydrogen stable isotopes to track the migratory movement of Sharp-shinned Hawks (Accipiter striatus) along Western Flyways of North America. by Elizabeth A Wommack, Lisa C Marrack, Stefania Mambelli, Joshua M Hull, Todd E Dawson

“…There was broad agreement between the two isotope approaches in the geographic assignment of the origins of birds migrating along the Pacific Coast Flyway, but not for those migrating along the Intermountain Migratory Flyway. …”
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Assessment of the antiviral properties of recombinant porcine SP-D against various influenza A viruses in vitro. by Marine L B Hillaire, Martin van Eijk, Stella E van Trierum, Debby van Riel, Xavier Saelens, Roland A Romijn, Wieger Hemrika, Ron A M Fouchier, Thijs Kuiken, Albert D M E Osterhaus, Henk P Haagsman, Guus F Rimmelzwaan

“…To determine the range of antiviral activity, thirty IAVs of the subtypes H1N1, H3N2 and H5N1 that originated from birds, pigs and humans were selected and tested for their sensitivity to recombinant SP-D. …”
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Long-term adaptation following influenza A virus host shifts results in increased within-host viral fitness due to higher replication rates, broader dissemination within the respir... by Julien A R Amat, Veronica Patton, Caroline Chauché, Daniel Goldfarb, Joanna Crispell, Quan Gu, Alice M Coburn, Gaelle Gonzalez, Daniel Mair, Lily Tong, Luis Martinez-Sobrido, John F Marshall, Francesco Marchesi, Pablo R Murcia

“…H3N8 equine influenza virus (EIV) is an endemic virus of horses that originated in birds and has been circulating uninterruptedly in equine populations since the early 1960s. …”
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Structure, ontogeny and evolution of the patellar tendon in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and other palaeognath birds by Sophie Regnault, Andrew A. Pitsillides, John R. Hutchinson

“…The patella (kneecap) exhibits multiple evolutionary origins in birds, mammals, and lizards, and is thought to increase the mechanical advantage of the knee extensor muscles. …”
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Traceability of bovine meat and bone meal in poultry by stable isotope analysis by AS Carrijo, AC Pezzato, C Ducatti, JR Sartori, L Trinca, ET Silva

“…Therefore, consumers nowadays express preference for meat originated from birds fed exclusively vegetable diets. This study analyzed samples of major breast muscle (Pectoralis major) using mass spectrometry of stable isotopes (carbon and nitrogen) as a means to assess the presence of MBM in broiler diets, a technique that might be used in the certification of poultry quality. …”
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Leveraging genomics to understand threats to migratory birds by Brenda Larison, Alec R. Lindsay, Christen Bossu, Michael D. Sorenson, Joseph D. Kaplan, David C. Evers, James Paruk, Jeffrey M. DaCosta, Thomas B. Smith, Kristen Ruegg

“…Here, we describe a rapid and low‐cost approach for identifying the origins of birds sampled across their annual cycle that is robust even when DNA quality is poor. …”
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