| genetic diversity of the japanese wood pigeon, columba janthina, endemic to islands of east asia, estimated by newly developed microsatellite markers. | the japanese wood pigeon columba janthina is endemic to islands of east asia and is listed as near threatened by the international union for conservation of nature (iucn). one subspecies, c. janthina nitens, in particular, is at the greatest risk of extinction due to its small population size. to reduce the extinction risk of c. janthina, it is important to understand the species' present genetic status and to develop an appropriate conservation plan based on genetic data. we developed seven new ... | 2011 | 22132786 |
| the chewing lice (insecta: phthiraptera: ischnocera: amblycera) of japanese pigeons and doves (columbiformes), with descriptions of three new species. | the chewing louse fauna of pigeons and doves in japan is reviewed based on published records and new collections. an updated checklist of the chewing lice of japanese pigeons and doves is provided, and 3 new species are described: columbicola asukae n. sp. and coloceras nakamurai n. sp., both from columba janthina temminck, 1830 (japanese wood pigeon), and columbicola lemoinei n. sp. from treron formosae permagnus stejneger, 1887, and treron formosae medioximus (bangs, 1901) (whistling green-pig ... | 2015 | 25738214 |
| complete mitochondrial genome of the japanese wood pigeon, columba janthina janthina (columbiformes, columbidae). | the complete mitochondrial genome of columba janthina janthina was sequenced and its total length was 17,469 bp, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal rnas, 22 transfer rnas and 1 non-coding control region (d-loop). the a+t content of the overall base composition of h-strand were 54.46% (30.38% a, 24.08% t, 32.00% c and 13.54% g). the arrangement of all genes was identical to the typical mitochondrial genomes of pigeon. within the control region, conserved sequences were identified in ... | 2016 | 25431823 |
| diet analysis by next-generation sequencing indicates the frequent consumption of introduced plants by the critically endangered red-headed wood pigeon (columba janthina nitens) in oceanic island habitats. | oceanic island ecosystems are vulnerable to the introduction of alien species, and they provide a habitat for many endangered species. knowing the diet of an endangered animal is important for appropriate nature restoration efforts on oceanic islands because introduced species may be a major component of the diets of some endangered species. dna barcoding techniques together with next-generation sequencing may provide more detailed information on animal diets than other traditional methods. we p ... | 2013 | 24324859 |