Songbirds
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Geographic patterns of genetic differentiation and plumage colour variation are different in the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca).

29 Sep 2009 The pied flycatcher is one of the most phenotypically variable bird species in Europe. The geographic variation in phenotypes has often been attributed to spatial variation in selection regimes that is associated with the presence or absence of the ... Read more...

Riparian bird response to vegetation structure: a multiscale analysis using LiDAR measurements of canopy height.

29 Sep 2009 The ability to measure vegetation structure at spatial scales that are biologically meaningful for wildlife is often limited because information about the spatial scale of habitat selection is lacking and there are logistical constraints to ... Read more...

Cross-protection between West Nile and Japanese encephalitis viruses in red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus).

30 Aug 2009 Similar to West Nile virus (WNV), Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has a history of intercontinental spread, and birds are important for the maintenance and transmission of both of these closely related viruses. We examined viremic and serologic ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Songbirds'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Geographic patterns of genetic differentiation and plumage colour variation are different in the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca). 29 Sep 2009
• Riparian bird response to vegetation structure: a multiscale analysis using LiDAR measurements of canopy height. 29 Sep 2009
• Cross-protection between West Nile and Japanese encephalitis viruses in red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus). 30 Aug 2009
• New species of Eimeria Schneider, 1875 and Isospora Schneider, 1881 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the short-crested flycatcher Myiarchus ferox (Gmelin) (Passeriformes: Tyrannidae) in South America. 23 Jul 2009
• How climate change might influence the starvation-predation risk trade-off response. 20 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
• A new Indo-Malayan member of the Stenostiridae (Aves: Passeriformes) revealed by multilocus sequence data: biogeographical implications for a morphologically diverse clade of flycatchers. 30 Jun 2009
• Mesoscale patterns of altitudinal tenancy in migratory wood warblers inferred from stable carbon isotopes. 29 Jun 2009
• Bet-hedging and the orientation of juvenile passerines in fall migration. 28 Jun 2009
• Brain stem feedback in a computational model of birdsong sequencing. 22 Jun 2009
• Dietary flavonoids enhance conspicuousness of a melanin-based trait in male blackcaps but not of the female homologous trait or of sexually monochromatic traits. 20 Jun 2009
• Source-tract coupling in birdsong production. 20 Jun 2009
• Variable food begging calls are harbingers of vocal learning. 14 Jun 2009
• Inhibition and recurrent excitation in a computational model of sparse bursting in song nucleus HVC. 8 Jun 2009
• Development of stress response in nestling pied flycatchers. 7 Jun 2009
• Social transmission of a host defense against cuckoo parasitism. 3 Jun 2009
• Effects of urban noise on song and response behaviour in great tits. Jun 2009
• Serological examination of songbirds (Passeriformes) for mosquito-borne viruses Sindbis, Tahyna, and Batai in a south Moravian wetland (Czech Republic). 30 May 2009
• Goats, birds, and emergent diseases: apparent and hidden effects of exotic species in an island environment. 30 May 2009
• Under cover of darkness: nocturnal life of diurnal birds. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Songbirds'

Definition: PASSERIFORMES of the suborder, Oscines, in which the flexor tendons of the toes are separate, and the lower syrinx has 4 to 9 pairs of tensor muscles inserted at both ends of the tracheal half rings. They include many commonly recognized birds such as CROWS; FINCHES; robins; SPARROWS; and SWALLOWS.

Descriptor UI: D020308

Alternative terms: Songbirds; Songbird; Oscines; Oscine; Flycatchers; Flycatcher; Wrens; Wren; Troglodytinae; Troglodytidae; Thrushes; Turdidae; Warblers; Warbler; Eremophila alpestris; Horned Lark; Horned Larks; Lark, Horned; Larks, Horned; Robins; Robin;

Related Mesh Headings: High Vocal Center;

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

Tree Number: B01.150.900.248.620.750;

History Note: 1999

Technical Notes: prefer specifics; X ref EREMOPHILA ALPESTRIS: EREMOPHILA PLANT and EREMOPHILUS MUTISII see CATFISHES are also available