| mycobacterial infection in a fairy bluebird (irena ract puella): a diagnostic conundrum. | an adult male, wild-caught fairy bluebird (irena puella) was evaluated after diagnosis of hepatic mycobacterial disease in a bird sharing the same quarantine space. initial results did not reveal leukocytosis or acid-fast organisms in a liver biopsy. however, mycobacterium avium was found in the liver via polymerase chain reaction (pcr). after euthanasia, acid-fast stains remained negative in the liver, although pcr was positive and m. avium complex (identified by high-performance liquid chromat ... | 2009 | 19368260 |
| molecular phylogeny of chloropseidae and irenidae - cryptic species and biogeography. | chloropseidae (leafbirds) and irenidae (fairy-bluebirds) are colourful oriental birds, which have been placed as a deep (old) branch in the radiation of passeroid songbirds. we present a densely sampled molecular phylogeny of the two families based on two nuclear introns (gapdh and odc) and two mitochondrial genes (nd3 and cyt-b) largely stemming from old museum specimens. our results show that several subspecies within both chloropseidae and irenidae are genetically distinct and separated in th ... | 2012 | 22960142 |
| plant-frugivore interactions in an intact tropical forest in north-east thailand. | fleshy-fruited plants in tropical forests largely rely on vertebrate frugivores to disperse their seeds. although this plant-animal interaction is typically considered a diffuse mutualism, it is fundamental as it provides the template on which tropical forest communities are structured. we applied a mutualistic network approach to investigate the relationship between small-fruited fleshy plant species and the fruit-eating bird community in an intact evergreen forest in northeast thailand. a mini ... | 2011 | 21910839 |
| intercontinental spread of asian-origin h7 avian influenza viruses by captive bird trade in 1990's. | wild bird migration and illegal trade of infected poultry, eggs, and poultry products have been associated with the spread of avian influenza viruses (aiv). during 1992-1996, h7n1 and h7n8 low pathogenic aiv (lpaiv) were identified from captive wild birds; such as pekin robin (leiothrix lutea), magpie robin (copsychus saularis), flycatcher sp. (genus empidonax), a species of softbill and parakeet, sun conure (aratinga solstitialis), painted conure (pyrrhura picta), fairy bluebird (irena puella), ... | 2019 | 31054314 |