Starlings
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Detection and differentiation of four poultry diseases using asymmetric reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in combination with oligonucleotide microarrays.

30 Aug 2009 Asymmetric reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and microarrays were combined to distinguish 4 viruses, including Avian influenza virus (AIV), Newcastle disease virus (NDV), Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), and Infectious ... Read more...

Song competition changes the brain and behavior of a male songbird.

30 Jul 2009 Males should adjust their behavior and its neural substrates according to the quality of competition that they assess by eavesdropping on other males' courtship signals. In European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), females base mate choice, in part, on ... Read more...

Wild birds of declining European species are dying from a thiamine deficiency syndrome.

11 Jul 2009 Wild birds of several species are dying in large numbers from an idiopathic paralytic disease in the Baltic Sea area. Here, we demonstrate strong relationships between this disease, breeding failure, and thiamine (vitamin B(1)) deficiency in eggs, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Starlings'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Detection and differentiation of four poultry diseases using asymmetric reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in combination with oligonucleotide microarrays. 30 Aug 2009
• Song competition changes the brain and behavior of a male songbird. 30 Jul 2009
• Wild birds of declining European species are dying from a thiamine deficiency syndrome. 11 Jul 2009
• Heart rate and heart-rate variability responses to acute and chronic stress in a wild-caught passerine bird. 29 Jun 2009
• Effects of restricted basilar papillar lesions and hair cell regeneration on auditory forebrain frequency organization in adult European starlings. 25 May 2009
• Extinction risk assessment for the species survival plan (SSP) population of the Bali mynah (Leucopsar rothschildi). 29 Apr 2009
• Adult: young ratio influences song acquisition in female European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). 29 Apr 2009
• Reproductive conflict and the costs of social status in cooperatively breeding vertebrates. 29 Apr 2009
• Independent effects of song quality and experience with photostimulation on expression of the immediate, early gene ZENK (EGR-1) in the auditory telencephalon of female European starlings. 29 Apr 2009
• Cortisol and corticosterone in immune organs and brain of European starlings: developmental changes, effects of restraint stress, comparison with zebra finches. 20 Apr 2009
• Identification of European starling GnRH-I precursor mRNA and its seasonal regulation. 8 Apr 2009
• Inherent noise can facilitate coherence in collective swarm motion. 29 Mar 2009
• Invasive species can't cover their tracks: using microsatellites to assist management of starling (Sturnus vulgaris) populations in Western Australia. 18 Mar 2009
• Lesions to the medial preoptic nucleus affect immediate early gene immunolabeling in brain regions involved in song control and social behavior in male European starlings. 22 Feb 2009
• Juveniles exposed to embryonic corticosterone have enhanced flight performance. 5 Feb 2009
• Candidate predators for biological control of the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae. 28 Jan 2009
• D1-like dopamine receptor density in nuclei involved in social behavior correlates with song in a context-dependent fashion in male European starlings. 25 Jan 2009
• Seasonal rewiring of the songbird brain: an in vivo MRI study. 19 Nov 2008
• An exposure study with polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in female European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris): toxicokinetics and reproductive effects. 30 Oct 2008
• Using life-histories to predict and interpret variability in yolk hormones. 9 Oct 2008

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Technical information about 'Starlings'

Definition: The family Sturnidae, in the order PASSERIFORMES. The starling family also includes mynahs and oxpeckers.

Descriptor UI: D046749

Alternative terms: Starlings; Starling; Sturnidae; Mynahs; Mynah; Oxpeckers; Oxpecker;

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

Tree Number: B01.150.900.248.620.750.712;

History Note: 2005