Passeriformes
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Differential responsiveness in brain and behavior to sexually dimorphic long calls in male and female zebra finches.

29 Sep 2009 In zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata), as in most other songbird species, there are robust sex differences in brain morphology and vocal behavior. First, male zebra finches have larger song system nuclei--involved in sensorimotor learning and ... Read more...

An unexpectedly long history of sexual selection in birds-of-paradise.

14 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: The birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae) form one of the most prominent avian examples of sexual selection and show a complex biogeographical distribution. The family has accordingly been used as a case-study in several significant ... Read more...

Prevalence and diversity patterns of avian blood parasites in degraded African rainforest habitats.

13 Sep 2009 Land use changes including deforestation, road construction and agricultural encroachments have been linked to the increased prevalence of several infectious diseases. In order to better understand how deforestation affects the prevalence of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Passeriformes'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Differential responsiveness in brain and behavior to sexually dimorphic long calls in male and female zebra finches. 29 Sep 2009
• An unexpectedly long history of sexual selection in birds-of-paradise. 14 Sep 2009
• Prevalence and diversity patterns of avian blood parasites in degraded African rainforest habitats. 13 Sep 2009
• West Nile virus detection in nonvascular feathers from avian carcasses. 30 Aug 2009
• Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting birds in an Atlantic rain forest region of Brazil. 30 Aug 2009
• [Mortality in free living siskins (Spinus spinus Linnaeus, 1758) due to Salmonella typhimurium, phage type DT104 and DT013] 30 Aug 2009
• Assessing mosquito feeding patterns on nestling and brooding adult birds using microsatellite markers. 30 Aug 2009
• The relationship between perfluorinated chemical levels in the feathers and livers of birds from different trophic levels. 25 Aug 2009
• Bi-parental vs. cooperative breeding in a passerine: fitness-maximizing strategies of males in response to risk of extra-pair paternity? 23 Aug 2009
• Shifting latitudinal clines in avian body size correlate with global warming in Australian passerines. 10 Aug 2009
• Difference in plumage color used in species recognition between incipient species is linked to a single amino acid substitution in the melanocortin-1 receptor. 30 Jul 2009
• The helminth fauna of the red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) Passeriformes: Emberizidae in Brazil. 26 Jul 2009
• Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the eastern Tapaculos (Aves: Rhinocryptidae: Scytalopus, Eleoscytalopus): cryptic diversification in Brazilian Atlantic Forest. 22 Jul 2009
• Low diversity and high intra-island variation in prevalence of avian Haemoproteus parasites on Barbados, Lesser Antilles. 21 Jul 2009
• Mosquito blood-meal analysis for avian malaria study in wild bird communities: laboratory verification and application to Culex sasai (Diptera: Culicidae) collected in Tokyo, Japan. 19 Jul 2009
• Maternally invested carotenoids compensate costly ectoparasitism in the hihi. 18 Jul 2009
• Reverse sex-biased philopatry in a cooperative bird: genetic consequences and a social cause. 14 Jul 2009
• Western scrub-jays conceal auditory information when competitors can hear but cannot see. 13 Jul 2009
• Does stress response predict return rate in a migratory bird species? A study of American redstarts and their non-breeding habitat. 13 Jul 2009
• A hybrid zone revisited: molecular and morphological analysis of the maintenance, movement, and evolution of a Great Plains avian (Cardinalidae: Pheucticus) hybrid zone. 6 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Passeriformes'

Definition: A widely distributed order of perching BIRDS, including more than half of all bird species.

Descriptor UI: D046109

Alternative terms: Passeriformes;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; embryology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; surgery; urine; virology;

Tree Number: B01.150.900.248.620;

History Note: 2005; use SONGBIRDS 1999-2004