| molecular characterization of trichomonads isolated from animal hosts in the philippines. | trichomonads are amitochondrial anaerobic flagellated protists that are either parasites or commensals, generally living in the digestive or genitourinary tract of humans and animals. it has been reported that these protozoa can migrate to other sites in their target host, can adapt to new hosts, and are capable of zoonotic transmission. in this study, 59 trichomonad isolates from different animal hosts in the philippines were identified and characterized. primer sets were designed and were succ ... | 2013 | 23622817 |
| new records of acanthocephalans from birds in the philippines with a description of a new porrorchis species and identification keys for the genus. | three acanthocephalan species, sphaerirostris turdi from the island thrush (turdus poliocephalus), and porrorchis centropusi and porrorchis kinsellai n. sp., both from philippine scops owls (otus megalotis), are reported from aurora province, luzon island, philippines. porrorchis kinsellai n. sp. can be readily differentiated from previously known members of the genus by an almost perfectly spherical proboscis and presence of a characteristic finger-like process at the female posterior end, amon ... | 2012 | 22663559 |
| niche convergence suggests functionality of the nocturnal fovea. | the fovea is a declivity of the retinal surface associated with maximum visual acuity. foveae are widespread across vertebrates, but among mammals they are restricted to haplorhine primates (tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans), which are primarily diurnal. thus primates have long contributed to the view that foveae are functional adaptations to diurnality. the foveae of tarsiers, which are nocturnal, are widely interpreted as vestigial traits and therefore evidence of a diurnal ancestry. this e ... | 2014 | 25120441 |