Publications

studies on the effect of the cestode cotugnia polyacantha fuhrman (1909) on columba oenas.		1982	7086214
trichomonad parasite infection in four species of columbidae in the uk.	trichomonas gallinae is an emerging pathogen in wild birds, linked to recent declines in finch (fringillidae) populations across europe. globally, the main hosts for this parasite are species of columbidae (doves and pigeons); here we carry out the first investigation into the presence and incidence of trichomonas in four species of columbidae in the uk, through live sampling of wild-caught birds and subsequent pcr. we report the first known uk cases of trichomonas infection in 86% of european t ...	2013	23866933
molecular phylogeny of some avian species using cytochrome b gene sequence analysis.	veritable identification and differentiation of avian species is a vital step in conservative, taxonomic, forensic, legal and other ornithological interventions. therefore, this study involved the application of molecular approach to identify some avian species i.e. chicken (gallus gallus), muskovy duck (cairina moschata), japanese quail (coturnix japonica), laughing dove (streptopelia senegalensis), and rock pigeon (columba livia). genomic dna was extracted from blood samples and partial sequen ...	2015	27175180
indirect effects of the generalist avian predator, the goshawk, on life history of an uncommon prey species, the stock dove.	predators account for lethal effects in their prey, but importantly also for non-lethal indirect effects through the presence and the activity of predators. such non-lethal effects include altered timing of reproduction, incidence of reproduction, clutch size and quality of offspring produced. we investigated the effects of goshawks accipiter gentilis on reproduction of the stock dove columba oenas in 1723 breeding events during 2006-2015 in northern denmark, while simultaneously accounting for ...	2016	27589971
field evidence of bird poisonings by imidacloprid-treated seeds: a review of incidents reported by the french sagir network from 1995 to 2014.	the large-scale use of neonicotinoid insecticides has raised growing concerns about their potential adverse effects on farmland birds, and more generally on biodiversity. imidacloprid, the first neonicotinoid commercialized, has been identified as posing a risk for seed-eating birds when it is used as seed treatment of some crops since the consumption of a few dressed seeds could cause mortality. but evidence of direct effects in the field is lacking. here, we reviewed the 103 wildlife mortality ...	2017	28028702
high prevalence of trichomonas gallinae in wild columbids across western and southern europe.	avian trichomonosis is known as a widespread disease in columbids and passerines, and recent findings have highlighted the pathogenic character of some lineages found in wild birds. trichomonosis can affect wild bird populations including endangered species, as has been shown for mauritian pink pigeons nesoenas mayeri in mauritius and suggested for european turtle doves streptopelia turtur in the uk. however, the disease trichomonosis is caused only by pathogenic lineages of the parasite trichom ...	2017	28521843
the decline of the turtle dove: dietary associations with body condition and competition with other columbids analysed using high-throughput sequencing.	dietary changes linked to the availability of anthropogenic food resources can have complex implications for species and ecosystems, especially when species are in decline. here, we use recently developed primers targeting the its2 region of plants to characterize diet from faecal samples of four uk columbids, with particular focus on the european turtle dove (streptopelia turtur), a rapidly declining obligate granivore. we examine dietary overlap between species (potential competition), associa ...	2018	29927007
lead in terrestrial game birds from spain.	we analysed exposure to pb and its relationship with lead-based ammunition in seven species of terrestrial game birds-common woodpigeon (columba palumbus), rock dove (columba livia), stock dove (columba oenas), european turtle-dove (streptopelia turtur), red-legged partridge (alectoris rufa), barbary partridge (alectoris barbara) and common quail (coturnix coturnix)-from rural and urban areas in different parts of spain (valencia, castilla-la mancha, castilla y león, madrid, islas canarias and n ...	2020	31755055