| predicting west nile virus seroprevalence in wild birds in senegal. | west nile fever epidemiology is complex, and the role of birds in the maintenance, amplification, and dissemination of the west nile virus (wnv) remains partially unknown. in 2003, a serological study was performed in senegal, where west nile infection is considered endemic. the goal was to identify potential reservoirs of wnv among bird species present in the ferlo area (northern senegal) and the senegal river valley, and to screen the ecological factors possibly related to west nile infection. ... | 2009 | 19196131 |
| the complete mitochondrial genome of the eurasian wryneck jynx torquilla (aves: piciformes: picidae) and its phylogenetic inference. | the eurasian wryneck is a species of wryneck woodpecker breeding in temperate regions of europe and asia. we sequenced the mitochondrial genome of jynx torquilla (aves, piciformes, picidae) using the next generation sequencing. the circular genome is 16,832 bp long, encoding 13 protein-coding genes (pcgs), 22 transfer rnas (trnas), two ribosomal rnas (rrnas), and two control regions. gene order and orientation are similar to the most common type suggested as ancestral for birds but have a 1,221 ... | 2020 | 33055901 |
| the demographic drivers of local population dynamics in two rare migratory birds. | the exchange of individuals among populations can have strong effects on the dynamics and persistence of a given population. yet, estimation of immigration rates remains one of the greatest challenges for animal demographers. little empirical knowledge exists about the effects of immigration on population dynamics. new integrated population models fitted using bayesian methods enable simultaneous estimation of fecundity, survival and immigration, as well as the growth rate of a population of int ... | 2011 | 21786022 |