| gram-negative, aerobic, enteric pathogens among intestinal microflora of wild turkey vultures (cathartes aura) in west central texas. | the prevalence of gram-negative bacterial species in the intestines of 20 apparently healthy turkey vultures (cathartes aura) was determined. edwardsiella tarda, plesiomonas shigelloides, salmonella, and arizona hinshawii (salmonella arizonae) were each recovered from 15% of these birds. turkey vultures may be important reservoirs of these bacterial pathogens. | 1981 | 7032423 |
| animal scavenging and scattering and the implications for documenting the deaths of undocumented border crossers in the sonoran desert. | since 1998, over 5500 people have died while attempting to cross the u.s.-mexico border without authorization. these deaths have primarily occurred in the arizona desert. despite the high volume of deaths, little experimental work has been conducted on sonoran desert taphonomy. in this study, pig carcasses were used as proxies for human remains and placed in different depositional contexts (i.e., direct sunlight and shade) that replicate typical sites of migrant death. decomposition was document ... | 2015 | 25399906 |