(1) Seven new species of feather mites belonging to families Analgidae, Falculiferidae, Pterolichidae, Pteronyssidae and Xolalgidae are described from Columbiformes, Cuculiformes, Piciformes and Passeriformes of Surinam.
(2) Although guanine was expected to be a major component of the reflecting "platelets," based on previous work with other Columbiformes, it could not be demonstrated chromatographically or spectrophotometrically.
(3) Prevalence was highest in Galliformes (25.2%), followed by Anseriformes (12.9%) and Columbiformes (8.3%).
(4) This is the first species of Isospora reported from a host in the avian order Columbiformes.
(5) The nuclear DNA content was evaluated in 48 species of Neognathae birds belonging to 13 orders, namely Anseriformes, Charadriiformes, Columbiformes, Ciconiiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes, Gruiformes, Passeriformes, Pelicaniformes, Phoenicopteriformes, Piciformes, Psittaciformes and Strigiformes.
(6) The chromosome complements of 11 species of birds from the Columbiformes, Passeriformes and Tinamiformes Orders are described.
(7) Infection with St. Louis encephalitis was prevalent and widespread, and birds, principally passerine and columbiform species, appear to be the principal hosts.
(8) The relationships of this with allied species of the genus Tinaminyssus from columbiform birds are briefly discussed.
(9) Kidney volume and the volume proportions of the cortex, medulla, blood vessels larger than capillaries and ureter and ureteral ducts were investigated in 61 birds from 14 species representing passeriformes, psittaciformes, podicipediformes, anseriformes, galliformes, and columbiformes.
(10) The results show that the order Columbiformes is evolutionarily closer to the order Anseriformes.
(11) The G-banded karyotypes of 4 species of birds representing the orders Galliformes, Columbiformes and Musophagiformes were compared.
(12) Host-preference studies indicated that pigeons were less attractive as bait in lard can traps to host-seeking Culex mosquitoes than were chickens, and that blood-engorged Culex females collected near sentinel locations fed more frequently upon galliform than columbiform birds.
(13) Two cases of cryptococcosis in columbiformes exhibited at the San Diego Zoo are described.
(14) We used two phylogenetically distant avian species (dark-eyed junco, hyemalis, Passeriformes; domestic pigeon, Columba livia, Columbiformes) to determine the immunocytochemical distribution of opioid (leucine-enkephalin, dynorphin B) and non-opioid (adrenocorticotropic hormone) peptides in the n. intercollicularis (ICo), a midbrain region which plays a central role in the control of vocalizations.
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(1) Seven new species of feather mites belonging to families Analgidae, Falculiferidae, Pterolichidae, Pteronyssidae and Xolalgidae are described from Columbiformes, Cuculiformes, Piciformes and Passeriformes of Surinam.
(2) Although guanine was expected to be a major component of the reflecting "platelets," based on previous work with other Columbiformes, it could not be demonstrated chromatographically or spectrophotometrically.
(3) Prevalence was highest in Galliformes (25.2%), followed by Anseriformes (12.9%) and Columbiformes (8.3%).
(4) This is the first species of Isospora reported from a host in the avian order Columbiformes.
(5) The nuclear DNA content was evaluated in 48 species of Neognathae birds belonging to 13 orders, namely Anseriformes, Charadriiformes, Columbiformes, Ciconiiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes, Gruiformes, Passeriformes, Pelicaniformes, Phoenicopteriformes, Piciformes, Psittaciformes and Strigiformes.
(6) The chromosome complements of 11 species of birds from the Columbiformes, Passeriformes and Tinamiformes Orders are described.
(7) Infection with St. Louis encephalitis was prevalent and widespread, and birds, principally passerine and columbiform species, appear to be the principal hosts.
(8) The relationships of this with allied species of the genus Tinaminyssus from columbiform birds are briefly discussed.
(9) Kidney volume and the volume proportions of the cortex, medulla, blood vessels larger than capillaries and ureter and ureteral ducts were investigated in 61 birds from 14 species representing passeriformes, psittaciformes, podicipediformes, anseriformes, galliformes, and columbiformes.
(10) The results show that the order Columbiformes is evolutionarily closer to the order Anseriformes.
(11) The G-banded karyotypes of 4 species of birds representing the orders Galliformes, Columbiformes and Musophagiformes were compared.
(12) Host-preference studies indicated that pigeons were less attractive as bait in lard can traps to host-seeking Culex mosquitoes than were chickens, and that blood-engorged Culex females collected near sentinel locations fed more frequently upon galliform than columbiform birds.
(13) Two cases of cryptococcosis in columbiformes exhibited at the San Diego Zoo are described.
(14) We used two phylogenetically distant avian species (dark-eyed junco, hyemalis, Passeriformes; domestic pigeon, Columba livia, Columbiformes) to determine the immunocytochemical distribution of opioid (leucine-enkephalin, dynorphin B) and non-opioid (adrenocorticotropic hormone) peptides in the n. intercollicularis (ICo), a midbrain region which plays a central role in the control of vocalizations.