The starting date of the PhyloCode coincides with the publication of 'PhyloNyms' (De Queiroz et al., 2020), a major volume that provides phylogenetic definitions for many widely used clade names. Names defined in PhyloNyms or in subsequent publications are available under the PhyloCode. PhyloN...
1. The Nest Failure Hypothesis(first proposed by Husell1972and then extended by Clark and Wilson1981) suggests that HA is a non-selected consequence of incubation starting before the clutch completion as a response to nest predation. The benefits of doing so may lie in the shortening of nestin...
Primary school graduation is not the end point,but a new starting point.Think about playing together now,learn together,now we are about to part ways,we rarely see each other in the future.But just hope everyone works har...
(*) ___ BD:jul BH CU DM DR:mar,apr,jul,dec GR JM:mar,apr PR:feb,mar,apr SL:mar,dec SV:mar,dec Molothrus bonariensis minimus (this is the subspecies of the West Indies & the Guianas & adjacent no. Brazil; it's also recently spread into North America, starting in Florida) In ...
In direct relationship with local breeders, housing of birds in pet shop facilities enhances the risk of transfer of several zoonoses, like for example chlamydophilosis [8]. Cages are indeed often overcrowded, filled with birds of mixed origin [8]. The overcrowding also induces intense stress ...
E-Book Starting at $106.99 Print Starting at $143.95 O-Book O-Book Selected type: O-BookView on Wiley Online Library Description Free-living birds encounter multiple health hazards brought on by viruses, bacteria, and fungi, some which in turn can significantly impact other animal populations an...
Birds clean and lubricate their feathers with waxes that are produced in the uropygial gland, a holocrine gland located on their back above the tail. The type and the composition of the secreted wax esters are dependent on the bird species, for instance the wax ester secretion of goose contai...
(pterosaurs) employ strong powered flight and have a single ossified sternum with a small, cranially projecting spike which resembles some greatly reduced version of a keel [19], while flying mammals (bats) have a very narrow midline sternum that bears a low median ridge [20]. Although some...
as a data.frame under the specified path. The decisions can be overwritten at any time if necessary. After closing the Shiny App, the output table should be saved in a different location or renamed to avoid overwriting it and losing the decisions already made when starting the Shiny App ...
Theaimofthispaperistoelucidatetherelationshipbetweenthesenouns,startingwithanevaluationofthederivationalhistoryofcolumba,andmovingontoproposeanoveletymologicalanalysisofGk.κόλυμβος.2 Lat.columba‘dove,pigeon’andpalumbēs‘wildpigeon’CompetingetymologicalproposalsforLat.columba(Plaut.+)1involvecompar-...