| comparative histoenzymatic studies on the distribution of alkaline and acid phosphatases in the liver and pancreas of a few birds viz., upupa epops (fam. upupidae), cinnyris asiatica (fam. nectariniidae) and halcyon smyrnensis (fam. alcedinidae). | | 1973 | 4197857 |
| studies on the life-cycle of uvulifer iruvettiensis sp. nov. (digenea: diplostomidae). | the life-cycle stages of a new species of uvulifer, u. iruvettiensis sp. nov. infecting the white-throated kingfisher halcyon smyrnensis (linnaeus) in kerala, india are described. the new species is described in detail, and compared with its related species. the furcocercous cercariae emerged from the planorbid snail indoplanorbis exustus (deshayes). metacercariae were found below the skin of tadpoles of euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (schneider). h. smyrnensis became infected when fed on tadpoles con ... | 2013 | 23377917 |
| two new species of quasithelazia maplestone, 1932 (nematoda: acuariidae) from malaysia, with an amended diagnosis and review of the genus. | quazithelazia rostrata n. sp. from ceyx erithaca (l.) (type-host) and alcedo euryzona temminck (coraciiformes, alcedinidae) and q. alata n. sp. from enicurus ruficapillus temminck (passeriformes, muscicapidae) are described from vicinities of gombak biological station, selangor, malaysia; both species are parasitic under the koilin lining of the gizzard. paratypes of schistogendra pelargopsis nandi, de & majumdar, 1985, a parasite of pelargopsis capensis (l.) (alcedinidae) from india, are redesc ... | 2014 | 24832183 |
| mercury levels in selected tissues of three kingfisher species; ceryle rudis, alcedo atthis, and halcyon smyrnensi, from shadegan marshes of iran. | this study presents concentrations of mercury in tissues (feather, kidney, liver, and muscle) of three kingfisher species from shadegan marshes located in the khuzestan province in the lowlands of southwestern iran at the head of the persian gulf. the order of mercury concentrations in tissues of all the kingfishers such as pied kingfisher (ceryle rudis), common kingfisher (alcedo atthis) and white-breasted kingfisher (halcyon smyrnensis) was as follows: feather > kidney > liver > muscle. no sig ... | 2009 | 19031116 |
| some observations on the histology of oesophagus of crimsonbreasted barbet, megalaima haemacephala, and whitebreasted kingfisher, halcyon smyrnensis. | histological observations were made on the oesophagus of 2 birds showing different feeding habits. the birds taken for study included frugivorous form, m. haemacephala and h. smyrnensis, which is primarily piscivorous. various histological modifications such as relative development of mucosal folds, mucous-secreting glands and musculature have been shown to be correlated with the specific feeding habits of the birds. | 1975 | 1158099 |
| demonstration of acid phosphatase activity in the proventriculus of common weaver bird, ploceus philippinus and whitebreasted kingfisher, halcyon smyrnensis. | acid phosphatase activity was histochemically localized in the proventriculus of two birds namely ploceus philippinus and halcyon smyrnensis. it was found that acid phosphatase-rich lysosomal activity appears to be relatively better developed in the proventriculus of piscivorous form, h. smyrnensis than that of granivorous form. p. philippinus. simultaneously, a possible correlationship between the variable lysosomal activity and specific food diets of the birds has been discussed. | 1975 | 811045 |
| extracellular accumulations in the avian pituitary gland: histochemical analysis in two species of indian wild birds. | extracellular accumulations of two distinct types, colloid-filled follicles and fibrous-material-containing cysts, were observed in the pituitary gland of two species of indian wild birds, halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra and lonchura striata striata. colloid follicles were regular structures and distributed throughout the pars distalis (pd). the fibrous cysts were irregular structures, bigger than the colloid follicles and mostly observed towards the ventral margin of the pd. sometimes disruption ... | 2006 | 17053326 |
| immunocytochemistry of the pars tuberalis of the pituitary gland in some indian wild birds: a comparative study. | immunohistochemistry has been applied to the cells of the pars tuberalis (pt) of the pituitary gland of three species of indian wild birds (halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra, lonchura striata striata, dicrurus adsimilis macrocercus). as in the pars distalis (pd), five types of immunoreactive cells (gonadotropic, gth; thyrotropic, tsh; lactotropic/prolactin, prl; growth hormone/somatotropic, sth; and cortico-melanotropic, acth/msh cells) are present in the pt of these birds. in addition to the gth ce ... | 1997 | 9378265 |
| histoenzymological demonstration of alkaline and acid phosphatases in the intestinal mucosa of several birds, viz ploceus philippinus, megalaima haemacephala and halcyon smyrnensis. | alkaline and acid phosphatases were histochemically localized in the ileum of three birds with diverse feeding habits. the birds chosen for study included the granivorous ploceus philippinus, the frugivorous megalaima haemacephala, and the mainly piscivorous halcyon smyrnensis. it was found the the activity of these phosphatases tend to be greater in h. smyrnensis and m. haemacephala and comparatively less in p. philippinus, as demoted by variable enzymatic deposition. simultaneously, their func ... | 1975 | 1211094 |
| characterization of three new mitochondrial genomes of coraciiformes (megaceryle lugubris, alcedo atthis, halcyon smyrnensis) and insights into their phylogenetics. | coraciiformes contains more than 200 species with great differences on external morphology and life-style. the evolutionary relationships within coraciiformes and the phylogenetic placement of coraciiformes in aves are still questioned. mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequences are popular markers in molecular phylogenetic studies of birds. this study presented the genome characteristics of three new mitogenomes in coraciiformes and explored the phylogenetic relationships among coraciiformes a ... | 2020 | 33026411 |