Publications

salmonella enteritidis infection in two species of psittaciformes.	in 1990, salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 was recovered from two young (less than 20-week-old) lilac-crowned amazon parrots (amazona finschi schlater), one in tennessee and one in kansas. the parrot from tennessee was treated for a plugged naris and anorexia before the s. enteritidis infection was discovered. the parrot from kansas exhibited signs of septicemia and died within 24 hours of examination. an apparently healthy green-cheeked conure (pyrrhura molinae) on the same premises as the pa ...	1992	1417612
contextual flexibility in the vocal repertoire of an amazon parrot.	understanding the role of avian vocal communication in social organisation requires knowledge of the vocal repertoire used to convey information. parrots use acoustic signals in a variety of social contexts, but no studies have evaluated cross-functional use of acoustic signals by parrots, or whether these conform to signal design rules for different behavioural contexts. we statistically characterised the vocal repertoire of 61 free-living lilac-crowned amazons (amazona finschi) in nine behavio ...	2016	27570534
fatty acid profiles of crop contents of free-living psittacine nestlings and of commercial hand-feeding formulas.	research on psittacine nutrition is limited, and nestling requirements are poorly understood. this study analysed fatty acid (fa) profiles of crop contents of free-living scarlet macaws (ara macao, n = 18), red-and-green macaws (ara chloropterus, n = 5), cuban parrots (amazona leucocephala bahamensis, n = 27), lilac-crowned amazons (amazona finschi, n = 33) and thick-billed parrots (rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha, n = 32). the same analysis was carried out on 15 commercial parrot hand-feeding formul ...	2020	32974980