| isolation of yersinia (pasteurella) pseudotuberculosis from the palm dove (streptopelia senegalensis). | yersinia pseudotuberculosis was isolated from a sick palm dove (streptopelia senegalensis) picked up near a turkey farm in nir-banim, israel. clean birds and a guinea pig inoculated with the isolate died of the infection, or were killed in extremis. y. pseudotuberculosis showing the same cultural characteristics as the original isolate was recovered from these animals. this is the first reported case of this infection from israel. | 1976 | 769770 |
| some protozoan parasites of wild birds from the vicinity of onderstepoort. | the protozoan parasites of wild birds from the vicinity of onderstepoort are recorded. new host records for the republic of south africa are: haemoproteus in threskiornis aethiopicus, francolinus swainsonii, columba guinea and streptopelia senegalensis; leucocytozoon in anas erythrorhyncha, netta erythrophthalma, c. guinea and passer domesticus and plasmodium in numida meleagris. | 1975 | 810756 |
| localization of acid phosphatase activity in the medulla oblongata of the small brown dove, streptopelia senegalensis, and white-throated munia, uroloncha malabarica. | in the present study, acid phosphatase activity has been histochemically localized in the medulla oblongata (facialis part) of streptopelia senegalensis and uroloncha malabarica. it was noticed that the enzyme is present particularly in the motor nuclei and lysosomes of neuroglial cells of the medulla oblongata. however, enzymatic deposition appears to be somewhat more vigorous in s. senegalensis than in u. malabarica, thereby indicating their respective metabolic turnover and neuronal excitabil ... | 1976 | 961345 |
| correlative cytological and histochemical studies on the avian oogenesis. | a correlative cytological and histochemical study has been made of oogenesis in birds (pigeon, columbia livia; brown dove, streptopelia senegalensis; ring dove, s. dacaocto; domestic fowl. gallus domesticus; and quail, coturnix coturnix). balbiani's vitelline body consisting of large yolk nucleus, mitochondria, golgi bodies and lipid bodies of variable composition is gradually developed in the juxtanuclear cytoplasm of their young oocytes. histochemical tests indicate that the yolk nucleus consi ... | 1976 | 1020422 |
| isolation and characterisation of newcastle disease virus strain in a feral dove (stigmatopelia senegalensis) in nigeria. | an isolate of newcastle disease virus (ndv) was obtained from a feral dove, (stigmatopelia senegalensis). the isolate was shown to have a mean-death-time of 96 h and an intracerebral pathogenicity index of 0.10. it was immunogenic but not pathogenic for 6-week old chicks on experimental infection. based on these observations the isolate was classified as a lentogenic strain. the role of such isolates of ndv from wild birds on the nigerian poultry industry is discussed. | 1992 | 1305343 |
| ultrastructural study of the tegument of cotugnia polyacantha and killigrewia streptopelia inhabiting the dove streptopelia senegalensis aegyptiaca. | the ultrastructure of the teguments of the cyclophyllidean cestodes cotugnia polyacantha and killigrewia streptopelia naturally infecting the dove streptopelia senegalensis aegyptiaca, was studied using transmission electron microscopy. the two cestodes inhabit two distinct sites in the small intestine of the same bird. observations revealed basic similarity between the two cestodes, though, marked differences between the tegument structure details of the two species regarding the structure and ... | 1992 | 1431300 |
| effects of infection with eimeria labbeana on some serum constituents and liver glycogen in the palm dove (streptopelia senegalensis aegyptiaca). | the concentrations of total serum proteins, total lipids, glucose, and liver glycogen were determined in normal as well as eimeria-infected palm doves. a highly significant increase in total serum protein concentration was observed in infected birds as compared with that seen in noninfected doves. there was an increase in total serum lipids subsequent to infection, but this was only significant in females. no significant increase in serum glucose concentration was observed in infected male or fe ... | 1989 | 2710772 |
| acid phosphatase activity in the cerebellar cortex of the small brown dove, streptopelia senegalensis; spotted owlet, athene brama, and house-sparrow, passer domesticus. | | 1974 | 4417269 |
| cutaneous water evaporation--i. its significance in heat-stressed birds. | in a comparative study on avian cutaneous evaporation, two species of phasianidae, japanese quail coturnix coturnix japonica and chukar partridge alectoris chukar, and three species of columbidae, palm dove streptopelia senegalensis, collared turtle dove streptopelia decaocto and rock pigeon columbia livia, were investigated. the skin resistance to vapor diffusion (rs) and cutaneous water loss (cwl) were studied in these birds exposed to air temperatures (ta) between 20 and 52 degrees c. the ski ... | 1983 | 6136378 |
| effect of heat stress on brain 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in some vertebrate species. | 1. the variations in 5-ht and 5-hiaa levels following heat exposure and split heat doses were determined in the different brain regions of gerbillus pyramidum, streptopelia senegalensis aegyptiaca and agama stellio. 2. heat exposure was found to be associated with an increase in the levels of the two indole compounds. 3. the 5-ht concentrations increased markedly in the three species following the first heat dose and decreased following the second dose in the various brain regions except in the ... | 1982 | 6184194 |
| effect of cold exposure on brain 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in some vertebrate species. | 1. the changes in 5-ht and 5-hiaa levels were studied in the brain regions of gerbillus pyramidum, streptopelia senegalensis aegyptiaca and agama stellio following exposure to cold. 2. in general, the 5-ht levels increased in the gerbillus brain parts and decreased in those of streptopelia. 3. cold exposure in the agama brain regions caused a transient decrease in the 5-ht levels of the cerebral hemispheres, midbrain and pons plus medulla after 6 hr and a general increase after 12, 24 and 48 hr. ... | 1982 | 6184195 |
| histochemical localization of acetylcholinesterase in the glycogen body (sinus rhomboidalis) of common brown dove, streptopelia senegalensis and house sparrow, passer domesticus. | acetylcholinesterase (ache) activity was studied in the glycogen bodies of the spinal cords of 2 birds namely streptopelia senegalensis and passer domesticus. a possible functional significance of ache in the light of relative enzymatic localization especially in hoffmann-kolliker nuclei (motor cell groups), substantia gelatinosa and other regions of gray matter of 2 avian glycogen bodies has been discussed. | 1982 | 7095105 |
| trypanosomes of some sub-saharan birds. | linear measurements and derived indices from striated trypanosomes in nine species of sub-saharan birds representing seven families of the passeriformes, were compared. the dimensions of the striated trypomastigotes from the carduelinae, estrildidae, nectarinidae, passeridae, pycnonotidae, turdinae and zosteropidae were similar to each other as well as to those of the striated trypanosomes from the boreal owl (strigidae). all these trypanosomes were considered to be trypanosoma avium danilewsky, ... | 1994 | 7596580 |
| natural infection of wild doves (streptopelia senegalensis) with the virus of psittacine beak and feather disease. | | 1994 | 7818445 |
| experimental transmission of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus by west african wild ground-feeding birds to hyalomma marginatum rufipes ticks. | hyalomma (h.) marginatum rufipes ticks commonly infest birds and are potential vectors of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) virus in west africa. an experimental model for investigating the role of birds in the cchf virus transmission cycle was developed. following cchf virus inoculation, antibodies were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in one red-beaked hornbill and one glossy starling, but not in two laughing doves and six domestic chickens. none of the birds showed a detecta ... | 1994 | 8024058 |
| trichomonas gallinae in budgerigars and columbid birds in perth, western australia. | to estimate the prevalence of infection with trichomonas gallinae and other parasites of the alimentary tract in psittacine and columbid birds in perth and to determine in vitro the effectiveness of drugs commonly recommended for treating trichomoniasis. design and procedures: samples of crop contents were collected from aviary flocks of budgerigars (melopsittacus undulatus) and other psittacine and columbid birds in both private and commercial collections in perth. similar samples from wild sen ... | 1997 | 9325543 |
| feather and nest mites of two common resident birds in two ecologically different egyptian governorates. | the study of the role played by birds in the distribution of various bacterial, viral and parasitic infections is increasingly from year to year, taking into consideration the flying ability of birds and their migration for food and vital processes. two of the common egyptian resident birds, house sparrow (passer d. niloticus) and laughing dove (streptopelia s. aegyptiaca) were chosen to study their mite fauna. the overall mite index was 4.74 on the house sparrow and 7.22 on the laughing dove. a ... | 1999 | 10605494 |
| mites infesting two migratory birds, coturnix c. coturnix (quail or simmaan) and sturnus v. vulgaris (starling or zarzuur) with reference to avian zoonosis. | birds are a marvelous group of creatures. their beautiful coloration, singing, dancing and their attractive ways of life offer great pleasure to birdwatcher. egypt is one of the most important countries of migratory birds. not less than 300 species of birds visit egypt annually from allover the world. the mite fauna of two migratory birds was studied in north sinai governorate and suez canal zone. thirty-one species of mites were recovered from quail and 39 from starling. both types of birds ser ... | 1999 | 12561915 |
| phenotypic flexibility in the basal metabolic rate of laughing doves: responses to short-term thermal acclimation. | many birds exhibit considerable phenotypic flexibility in maintenance energy requirements, and up- or downregulate basal metabolic rate (bmr) over time scales of days to weeks during thermal acclimation. however, the extent to which individual birds can reverse the direction of bmr adjustments over short time scales remains unknown. in this study, we examined metabolic responses to short-term thermal acclimation in laughing doves streptopelia senegalensis. in 30 wild-caught doves (mean body mass ... | 2007 | 17170153 |
| sequence comparison of pigeon circoviruses. | the genome sequences of eight pigeon circoviruses (picv) were determined and compared with four previously published sequences. the viruses compared were from the usa, five european countries, china and australia and included picvs from racing, feral, ornamental and meat pigeons and a senegal dove (streptopelia senegalensis). the 12 picv genomes, ranging from 2032 to 2040 nucleotides in length, displayed similar organizations. pairwise comparisons showed that the genome nucleotide sequence ident ... | 2008 | 17493647 |
| a feather disease in senegal doves (streptopelia senegalensis) morphologically similar to psittacine beak and feather disease. | the pathogenesis and epidemiology of a feather disease in wild senegal doves (streptopelia senegalensis) which is morphologically similar to psittacine beak and feather disease (pbfd) was investigated. although the lesions in doves resembled pbfd there was little evidence for the presence of psittacine circovirus (pscv). haemagglutination activity (ha) using type a galah (eolophus roseicapillus) erythro-cytes was not detected in feathers or livers of affected doves as would occur in pbfd. low co ... | 1997 | 18483948 |
| complete genomic sequence of virulent pigeon paramyxovirus in laughing doves (streptopelia senegalensis) in kenya. | following mass deaths of laughing doves (streptopelia senegalensis) in different localities throughout kenya, internal organs obtained during necropsy of two moribund birds were sampled and analyzed by next generation sequencing. we isolated the virulent strain of pigeon paramyxovirus type-1 (ppmv-1), ppmv1/laughing dove/kenya/isiolo/b2/2012, which had a characteristic fusion gene motif (110)ggrrqkrf(117). we obtained a partial full genome of 15,114 nucleotides. the phylogenetic relationship bas ... | 2016 | 27224210 |
| 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 |
| coi barcodes and phylogeny of doves (columbidae family). | cytochrome oxidase subunit i (coi) gene has been recognized as an authentic tool for species identification. besides its potential barcoding capacity, coi sequences have also been used for inferring the phylogeny. phylogenetic relationships among genera of columbidae (pigeons and doves family) have not been fully resolved because of scarce sampling of taxa and limited availability of sequence data. in this study, we have evaluated the efficiency of coi barcodes for species identification and phy ... | 2013 | 23544616 |
| an avifaunal survey of mesic manmade ecosystems "oases" in algerian hot-hyperarid lands. | man made ecosystems of dry lands are key habitats due to their ecological characteristics to survey biodiversity. this study investigated bird diversity in three oases of the northern algerian sahara (i.e., biskra in 2006, oued souf in 2008 and ouargla in 2009), by using the spot-mapping method. bird density "d" (pairs/10 ha), species richness "s" (number species), diversity (shannon index) "h'" (in bits), and evenness "e" varied from one oasis to another (biskra: d = 98.5, s = 47, h' = 4.49, e ... | 2013 | 23961217 |
| skin lipids from saudi arabian birds. | skin lipids play an important role in the regulation of cutaneous water loss (cwl). earlier studies have shown that saudi desert birds exhibit a tendency of reduced cwl than birds from temperate environment due to adaptive changes in composition of their skin lipids. in this study, we used thin-layer chromatography (tlc) for separation and detection of non-polar and polar lipids from the skin of six bird species including sooty gull, brown booby, house sparrow, arabian waxbill, sand partridge, a ... | 2014 | 24600311 |
| avian thermoregulation in the heat: efficient evaporative cooling allows for extreme heat tolerance in four southern hemisphere columbids. | birds show phylogenetic variation in the relative importance of respiratory versus cutaneous evaporation, but the consequences for heat tolerance and evaporative cooling capacity remain unclear. we measured evaporative water loss (ewl), resting metabolic rate (rmr) and body temperature (tb) in four arid-zone columbids from southern africa [namaqua dove (oena capensis, ∼37 g), laughing dove (spilopelia senegalensis, ∼89 g) and cape turtle dove (streptopelia capicola, ∼148 g)] and australia [crest ... | 2016 | 27207640 |
| renal trematode infection due to paratanaisia bragai in zoo housed columbiformes and a red bird-of-paradise (paradisaea rubra). | trematode infections affect a diverse range of avian species and the organs that are parasitised are also very varied. the family eucotylidae contains seven genera of renal flukes that parasitise various birds. in birds, mild to severe lesions have been reported for species of the genus paratanaisia, which was originally described from columbiform and galliform specimens collected in south america and has been identified in a number of wild avian species. this paper investigates eight cases of r ... | 2013 | 24533313 |
| evidence of exposure of laughing doves (spilopelia senegalensis) to west nile and usutu viruses in southern tunisian oases. | it has previously been suggested that southern tunisian oases may be suitable areas for the circulation of flaviviruses. in order to anticipate and prevent possible epidemiological spread of flaviviruses in humans and domestic animals, the ecology of their transmission in the oasis system needs to be better understood. thus, the aim of this study was to assess the seroprevalence of anti-flavivirus antibodies in the laughing dove (spilopelia senegalensis), an abundant resident bird in tunisian oa ... | 2017 | 28803560 |
| exploring the relationship between brain plasticity, migratory lifestyle, and social structure in birds. | studies in passerines have found that migrating species recruit more new neurons into brain regions that process spatial information, compared with resident species. this was explained by the greater exposure of migrants to spatial information, indicating that this phenomenon enables enhanced navigational abilities. the aim of the current study was to test this hypothesis in another order-the columbiformes - using two closely-related dove species-the migrant turtle-dove (streptopelia turtur) and ... | 2017 | 28396621 |
| normal electrocardiogram of the laughing dove (spilopelia senegalensis). | the aim of this study was to describe the normal electrocardiographic patterns and values in conscious laughing dove (spilopelia senegalensis). the standard bipolar (i, ii, and iii) and augmented unipolar limb (avr, avl, and avf) leads' electrocardiographs were recorded in 10 clinically healthy laughing doves. the wave forms were analyzed in all leads at 50 mm/sec and at 10 mm = 1 mv to determine pr, qrs, st, and qt durations, the net qrs complex, and p and t amplitudes. the polarity of each wav ... | 2014 | 24712160 |
| changes in haematology, plasma biochemistry and erythrocyte osmotic fragility of the nigerian laughing dove (streptopelia senegalensis) in captivity. | the haematology, plasma biochemistry and erythrocyte osmotic fragility of the nigerian laughing dove (streptopelia senegalensis) were studied after 4 and 8 weeks in captivity. at 8 weeks, there was a normocytic hypochromic anaemia characterized by reduced values for packed cell volume (pcv), red blood cell count (rbc), haemoglobin (hb) concentration, mean corpuscular haemoglobin (mch) and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (mchc), but the mean corpuscular volume (mcv) was unaltered compa ... | 2013 | 23955409 |
| diversity, prevalence and host specificity of avian parasites in southern tunisian oases. | oases are semi-natural woodlots surrounded by an inhospitable desert environment. this insular-like habitat system is known to support a mixture of sedentary and migratory bird species originating from different areas. however, little is known about the interactions between these birds and parasites. in this study, we investigated the diversity, prevalence and host specificity of avian haemosporidian parasites in southern tunisian oases in two sedentary and common bird species, the laughing dove ... | 2017 | 29166951 |
| parasitological and molecular survey of scattered parasitism by trichomonads in some avian species in iran. | outbreaks of avian trichomonosis are being reported worldwide; meanwhile, the genetic and virulence variations are under investigation. in this study, the occurrence and genetic variability of oral or faecal trichomonads among various avian species were investigated. samples obtained from either the oropharyngeal cavity, crop/oesophagus, droppings/cloaca, or conjunctival swabs of avian species were inspected for flagellates. phylogenetic analysis of partial its1-5.8s rrna-its2 sequences from sel ... | 2020 | 31486682 |
| new records of chewing lice (phthiraptera: amblycera, ischnocera) from egyptian pigeons and doves (columbiformes), with description of one new species. | little information is available about the chewing lice of wild birds of egypt, including common groups such as pigeons and doves (columbiformes). through this work, parasitic chewing lice of common columbiformes of egypt were revised including new data. three species of pigeons and doves (streptopelia decaocto frivaldszky 1838, spilopelia senegalensis linnaeus 1766 and columba livia gmelin 1789) were examined for chewing lice at three different localities. a total of 124 specimens of lice were c ... | 2019 | 30385218 |
| comparative anatomical studies on the glandular stomach of the rock pigeon (columba livia targia) and the egyptian laughing dove (streptopelia senegalensis aegyptiaca). | the rock pigeon (rp) and the laughing dove (ld) are common and widely distributed species in african countries, including egypt. the present work was carried out to characterize the comparative features of the glandular stomach (proventriculus) in these two birds, which share diets and habitats. in both species, the proventriculus is an elongated spindle obliquely situated in the cranial two-thirds of the body cavity. the length and weight of the proventriculus in the rp were about one and half ... | 2019 | 30370573 |
| vision adaptation in the laughing dove (streptopelia senegalensis, linnaeus, 1766) inferred from structural, ultrastructural, and genetic characterization. | neuroanatomy of the retina reflects adaptation and acclimation for dark and light conditions. retinal cells and genes must be functionally adjusted to various environmental luminosities. opsins are brilliant molecules to assess the adaptations at the genetic and phenotypic levels. photic adaptations may reveal new mechanisms that enhance vision abilities. through the investigation of histological, ultrastructural constituents of the whole retinal layers, and the sequencing of shortwave length se ... | 2020 | 33094834 |
| expression of vesicular glutamate transporter 2 and 3 and glutamate receptor 1 and 2 mrnas in the retina of adult laughing doves (streptopelia senegalensis): an in situ hybridization study. | the retina possesses few types of neurons so; it is considered an excellent model for understanding the neural mechanisms underlying basic neural information processing in the brain. glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate central nervous system and retina. the present study was carried out to characterize the expression pattern of vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (vglut2) and 3 (vglut3) and glutamate receptor 1 (glur1) and 2 (glur2) mrnas in the retina of adult lau ... | 2020 | 32778249 |
| use of spilopelia senegalensis as a biomonitor of heavy metal contamination from mining activities in riyadh (saudi arabia). | environmental pollution with heavy metals (hms) is of serious ecological and public health concern worldwide. mining is one of the main sources of hms and can impact the environment, species diversity, and human health. this study assessed the value of spilopelia senegalensis as a biomonitor of environmental contamination with metal(loid)s caused by mining activities. s. senegalensis was collected from a gold mining site and a reference site, and metal(loid)s and biochemical parameters were dete ... | 2019 | 31795364 |
| anatomical investigations of the tongue and laryngeal entrance of the egyptian laughing dove spilopelia senegalensis aegyptiaca in egypt. | in the present work, the first full anatomical description of the tongue and laryngeal entrance of the egyptian laughing dove spilopelia senegalensis aegyptiaca, which was obtained with the aid of scanning electron microscopy (sem) and histological techniques, is provided. the lingual apex was rounded and the cranially convex papillary crest exhibited a transverse papillary row, in addition to another row consisting of two giant papillae. papillae were not observed on the elevated, triangular la ... | 2019 | 29931652 |
| molecular detection of toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum in birds from south africa. | there are not any records on the detection of toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum in tissues of wild birds in the african continent. the aim of the study was to investigate the occurrence of dna from these protozoan parasites in brain tissue samples collected in years 2014-2015 from 110 wild and domestic birds of 15 orders. birds came mainly from the province of limpopo (n=103); the other seven birds came from other five provinces of south africa. parasite dnas were detected by pcr in animal ... | 2018 | 29092798 |
| histochemical and surface ultrastructural characteristics of the nasal cavity of laughing dove. | ten apparently healthy, adult laughing doves were used to document detailed histological, histochemical and surface ultrastructural features of the nasal cavity and to investigate the structure-function relationship of the nasal cavity in this species. we observed that the nasal cavity of the laughing dove was composed of three main regions: nasal vestibule, respiratory and olfactory. each region presented a characteristic epithelial lining. the epithelium varied along the nasal vestibule from k ... | 2017 | 28960404 |