| [new faunal and biological observations on ticks in abruzzo]. | ticks collected during the years 1975-76 in abruzzo (prov. l'aquila and chieti) italy are reported. the following species have been identified: ixodes canisuga, ixodes frontalis, ixodes hexagonus, ixodes ricinus, dermacentor marginatus, haemaphysalis sulcata, rhipicephalus bursa, rhipicephalus sanguineus, hyalomma marginatum. new hosts are: felis catus for ixodes canisuga; scolopax rusticola, motacilla flava, corvus cornix for ixodes frontalis; sciurus vulgaris for haemaphysalis punctata; garrul ... | 1976 | 1032325 |
| estimation of distribution parameters of some avian parasites. | occurrence of nematodes (mostly dominating and common species of porrocaecum ensicaudatum and p. semiteres) in host populations of birds (turdus merula, t. philomelos, sturnus vulgaris and scolopax rusticola) was summarized in frequency distributions, and tests of agreement with the poisson model as well as the modified binomial have been computed. comparisons of the observed frequencies with the expected ones showed the high values (3--257) of the coefficient of dispersion, the so-called "overd ... | 1997 | 9374592 |
| identification of novel cryptosporidium genotypes from the czech republic. | isolates of cryptosporidium from the czech republic were characterized from a variety of different hosts using sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the 18s ribosomal dna and the heat-shock (hsp-70) gene. analysis expanded the host range of accepted species and identified several novel genotypes, including horse, eurasian woodcock, rabbit, and cervid genotypes. | 2003 | 12839819 |
| distribution of cd, zn, cu and fe among selected tissues of the earthworm (allolobophora caliginosa) and eurasian woodcock (scolopax rusticola). | we have measured the concentrations of heavy metals in soils, earthworms and tissues of woodcocks in quaderna valley, northern italy. the soil concentration of metals analysed in this research is consistent with data reported by other authors for uncontaminated or slightly contaminated soils. in earthworms, metals were mostly accumulated in the encapsulating chloragogenous tissue; the positive correlation between cu concentration in the soil and in earthworms is noteworthy. heavy metal distribut ... | 2006 | 16095669 |
| polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism authentication of raw meats from game birds. | polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (pcr-rflp) analysis has been applied to the identification of meats from quail (coturnix coturnix), pheasant (phasianus colchicus), red-legged partridge (alectoris rufa), guinea fowl (numida meleagris), capercaillie (tetrao urogallus), eurasian woodcock (scolopax rusticola), woodpigeon (columba palumbus), and song thrush (turdus philomelos). pcr amplification was performed using a set of primers flanking a conserved region of app ... | 2008 | 19202803 |
| identification of raw and heat-processed meats from game bird species by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism of the mitochondrial d-loop region. | polymerase chain reaction-rflp analysis has been applied to the identification of meats from quail (coturnix coturnix), pheasant (phasianus colchicus), red-legged partridge (alectoris rufa), chukar partridge (alectoris chukar), guinea fowl (numida meleagris), capercaillie (tetrao urogallus), eurasian woodcock (scolopax rusticola), and woodpigeon (columba palumbus). polymerase chain reaction amplification was carried out using a set of primers flanking a conserved region of approximately 310 bp f ... | 2009 | 19211540 |
| novel taqman real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for verifying the authenticity of meat and commercial meat products from game birds. | species-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction (pcr) assays using taqman probes have been developed for verifying the labeling of meat and commercial meat products from game birds, including quail, pheasant, partridge, guinea fowl, pigeon, eurasian woodcock and song thrush. the method combines the use of species-specific primers and taqman probes that amplify small fragments (amplicons <150 base pairs) of the mitochondrial 12s rrna gene, and an endogenous control primer pair that amplifies ... | 2010 | 20169483 |
| polymerase chain reaction assay for verifying the labeling of meat and commercial meat products from game birds targeting specific sequences from the mitochondrial d-loop region. | a pcr assay was developed for the identification of meats and commercial meat products from quail (coturnix coturnix), pheasant (phasianus colchicus), partridge (alectoris spp.), guinea fowl (numida meleagris), pigeon (columba spp.), eurasian woodcock (scolopax rusticola), and song thrush (turdus philomelos) based on oligonucleotide primers targeting specific sequences from the mitochondrial d-loop region. the primers designed generated specific fragments of 96, 100, 104, 106, 147, 127, and 154 ... | 2010 | 20371856 |
| the characterization of low pathogenic avian influenza viruses isolated from wild birds in northern vietnam from 2006 to 2009. | due to concerns that wild birds could possibly spread h5n1 viruses, surveillance was conducted to monitor the types of avian influenza viruses circulating among the wild birds migrating to or inhabiting in northern vietnam from 2006 to 2009. an h5n2 virus isolated from a eurasian woodcock had a close phylogenetic relationship to h5 viruses recently isolated in south korea and japan, suggesting that h5n2 has been shared between vietnam, south korea, and japan. an h9n2 virus isolated from a chines ... | 2013 | 24054984 |
| survey on intestinal helminth fauna of woodcocks (scolopax rusticola) in italy. | every year populations of the european woodcock (scolopax rusticola) migrate from central and northern europe to the mediterranean basin. south of italy is one of the most common wintering site for this species. given that information on parasites of woodcocks is scarce, the present study aimed at identifying the parasitic species affecting woodcocks migrating in italy. the gastrointestinal tract of 206 woodcocks hunted in southern italy was removed and examined for parasites. from each animal a ... | 2016 | 27188826 |
| assessment of trace metals in four bird species from korea. | in birds, heavy metal concentrations are influenced by diet intake, migratory pattern, and residence time. in the present study, heavy metal concentrations (in microgram per gram dry weight) were measured in livers of four bird species from korea. iron concentrations were greater in eurasian woodcocks (scolopax rusticola) than in grey herons (ardea cinerea), little egrets (egretta garzetta), and schrenck's bitterns (ixobrychus eurhythmus). copper concentrations in grey herons were significantly ... | 2013 | 23430066 |
| testing the utility of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 sequences for phylogenetic estimates of relationships between crane (grus) species. | morphology and biogeography are widely used in animal taxonomy. recent study has suggested that a dna-based identification system, using a 648-bp portion of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (co1), also known as the barcoding gene, can aid in the resolution of inferences concerning phylogenetic relationships and for identification of species. however, the effectiveness of dna barcoding for identifying crane species is unknown. we amplified and sequenced 894-bp dna fragments of ... | 2011 | 22194213 |
| aploparaksis kornyushini n. sp. (cestoda: hymenolepididae), a parasite of the woodcock scolopax rusticola (l.), and its life-cycle. | aploparaksis kornyushini n. sp. is described from a woodcock scolopax rusticola l. from lithuania, russia (tver' region) and the ukraine. initially, one specimen of this tapeworm was described and figured by kornyushin (1975) as a. scolopacis yamaguti, 1935 together with another specimens belonging to the latter species. a. kornyushini n. sp. and a. scolopacis are morphologically very similar species. they can be distinguished by the slightly different length of the rostellar hooks and by the sh ... | 2006 | 16699927 |
| aploparaksis demshini n. sp. (cestoda: hymenolepididae), a parasite of the woodcock scolopax rusticola linnaeus, and its life-cycle. | aploparaksis demshini n. sp. is described from a woodcock scolopax rusticola l. from different parts of the palaearctic (lithuania, karelia, the urals, primorskiy kray). it differs from the most similar species a. belopolskajae bondarenko, 1988, a parasite of snipes gallinago spp., in the form and length of the rostellar hooks and the smaller cirrus, and from two other similar species, a. clavata spasskaya, 1966 and a. schilleri webster, 1955, by having an embryophore with polar thickenings and ... | 2005 | 15928992 |
| [revision of aploparaksis crassirostris and a. sinensis (cestoda: hymenolepididae)]. | based on the examination of specimens of apoloparaksis crassirostris deposited in the museum of zoology in copenhagen and the museum of natural history in geneva and cestode material from other collections, we have carried out the revision of this species, designated the lectotype and paralectotypes, made its redescriptions, enumerated synonyms, showed the only host of this species in the snipe gallinago gallinago, and more precisely mapped the distribution range of the parasite. the investigati ... | 2007 | 12070960 |
| impacts of extreme climatic events on the energetics of long-lived vertebrates: the case of the greater flamingo facing cold spells in the camargue. | most studies analyzing the effects of global warming on wild populations focus on gradual temperature changes, yet it is also important to understand the impact of extreme climatic events. here we studied the effect of two cold spells (january 1985 and february 2012) on the energetics of greater flamingos (phoenicopterus roseus) in the camargue (southern france). to understand the cause of observed flamingo mass mortalities, we first assessed the energy stores of flamingos found dead in february ... | 2014 | 25320270 |
| is cestode infection intensity associated with decreased body condition in the eurasian woodcock scolopax rusticola? | the eurasian woodcock scolopax rusticola is a widespread woodland specialist and a widely harvested quarry species throughout its european wintering areas, including britain. woodcock are prone to cestodiasis, but prevalence levels and possible effects on body condition remain under-studied. we studied the prevalence, abundance and intensity of cestodiasis in 161 woodcock harvested in four british regions in december and january during two consecutive winters (2013/14 and 2014/15). cestodiasis p ... | 2017 | 28124636 |
| no habitat selection during spring migration at a meso-scale range across mosaic landscapes: a case study with the woodcock (scolopax rusticola). | success of migration in birds in part depends on habitat selection. overall, it is still poorly known whether there is habitat selection amongst landbird migrants moving across landscapes. europe is chiefly covered by agro-forestry mosaic landscapes, so migratory species associated to either agricultural landscapes or woodland habitats should theoretically find suitable stopover sites along migration. during migration from wintering to breeding quarters, woodcocks (scolopax rusticola) tagged wit ... | 2016 | 27002975 |
| the complete mitochondrial genome of scolopax rusticola (charadriiformes: scolopacidae). | in this paper, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of scolopax rusticola (charadriiformes: scolopacidae), which is a circular dna with 16,984 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal rnas, 22 transfer rnas, and a control region. the overall base composition of the complete mitochondrial dna is 31.79% a, 25.02% t, 13.34% g and 29.85% c. the control region is 1413 bp in length which located between trna(phe) and trna(glu). | 2016 | 25264841 |
| nonparametric spatial regression of survival probability: visualization of population sinks in eurasian woodcock. | both evolutionary ecologists and wildlife managers make inference based on how fitness and demography vary in space. spatial variation in survival can be difficult to assess in the wild because (1) multisite study designs are not well suited to populations that are continuously distributed across a large area and (2) available statistical models accounting for detectability less than 1.0 do not easily cope with geographical coordinates. here we use penalized splines within a bayesian state-space ... | 2011 | 21905433 |
| [bird trematodes of lower silesia. v. trematodes of diplostomatidae family parasitizing woodcock--scolopax rusticola l]. | six dissections of woodcock were conducted. three birds were found to be infected by trematodes: pulvinifer macrostomum and scolopacitrema cubrensis (diplostomatidae). both of them are new species for the polish parasite fauna. the examination of p. macrostomum has shown a greater variability in size of the body and organs than that described by other authors. | 1994 | 7975657 |
| [bone injuries and skeletal abnormalities in the woodcock (scolopax rusticola, l. 1758)]. | out of total of 78 european woodcock skeletons 15 showed repaired fractures, deformations and anomalies. most of these were located in the distal parts of the extremities (7 cases). in four cases the sternum and in two at a time the furcula and the scapula were affected. no damages were observed in the brachial skeleton and in the femur. at the time of shooting all the woodcocks investigated in this study were in a good physical condition and showed full capacity of flight. | 1989 | 2815067 |
| correlation of structure, function and protein dynamics in myoglobins from eurasian woodcock, chicken and ostrich. | myoglobin (mb), oxygen-binding heme-protein retrieved primarily in muscles, is a local oxygen reservoir providing to oxygen when oxygen delivery is insufficient during catabolism. furthermore, mb structure is studied as example of molecular evolution for its ability to respond to environmental pressures and adapt to it through few amino acid substitutions. here, in order to explore the structure-function-dynamics relationships of eurasian woodcock chicken and ostrich mbs we have applied an integ ... | 2020 | 31959086 |
| prevalence of avian metapneumovirus subtype b in live bird market in gilan province, iran. | avian metapneumovirus (ampv), also known as avian pneumovirus or turkey rhinotracheitis virus, is the causative agent of turkey rhinotracheitis and swollen head syndrome in chickens. four ampv subgroups (a-d) have been reported previously based on their genetic and antigenic differences. evidence suggests that the live bird markets (lbms) play an important role in the epidemiology of the avian viral diseases. a total number of 450 oropharyngeal samples from eight different species of birds (migr ... | 2018 | 29719670 |
| nutritional profiling of eurasian woodcock meat: chemical composition and myoglobin characterization. | meat from birds is a rich source of proteins for the human diet. in this framework, eurasian woodcock (scolopax rusticola l.), a medium-small wading bird hunted as game in many eurasian countries, is considered one of the best meats for culinary purposes. since the nutritional composition of eurasian woodcock meat has not yet been reported, we decided to determine the nutritional profile of s. rusticola meat. | 2018 | 29635816 |
| meat quality and lipid fatty acid profile from wild thrush (turdus philomelos), woodcock (scolopax rusticola) and starling (sturnus vulgaris): a preliminary comparative study. | the present study aimed to evaluate the nutritional proximate composition, some qualitative traits and fatty acid profile of meat from wild thrush, woodcock and starling hunted in southern italy in 2017 and 2018. | 2020 | 32487110 |
| [patterns of bird nocturnal migration at shenyang taoxian international airport, northeast china]. | the high frequency of bird strikes at night during the migration season is a remarkable characteristic of bird strikes at airports. understanding the nocturnal migration patterns of birds is important for improving the methods to prevent bird strikes at night. in this study, we combined the methods of mist-net capture and sound recording to examine the composition of bird species and the patterns of nocturnal migration at taoxian airport. we found that 56 species of birds (88.9% of the total) mi ... | 2019 | 30907552 |
| interindividual variation and consistency of migratory behavior in the eurasian woodcock. | diverse spatio-temporal aspects of avian migration rely on relatively rigid endogenous programs. however, flexibility in migratory behavior may allow effective coping with unpredictable variation in ecological conditions that can occur during migration. we aimed at characterizing inter- and intraindividual variation of migratory behavior in a forest-dwelling wader species, the eurasian woodcock scolopax rusticola, focusing on spatio-temporal consistency across repeated migration episodes. by sat ... | 2020 | 32440275 |