| a highly contiguous genome for the golden-fronted woodpecker (melanerpes aurifrons) via hybrid oxford nanopore and short read assembly. | woodpeckers are found in nearly every part of the world and have been important for studies of biogeography, phylogeography, and macroecology. woodpecker hybrid zones are often studied to understand the dynamics of introgression between bird species. notably, woodpeckers are gaining attention for their enriched levels of transposable elements (tes) relative to most other birds. this enrichment of tes may have substantial effects on molecular evolution. however, comparative studies of woodpecker ... | 2020 | 32317270 |
| morphological and molecular evidence reveals a new species of lyperosomum looss, 1899 (digenea: dicrocoeliidae) from melanerpes aurifrons (wagler, 1829) from northern mexico. | a new species of the genus lyperosomum looss, 1899, from the intestine of the golden-fronted woodpecker (melanerpes aurifrons) from northern mexico is described. lyperosomum cuauhxinqui sp. n. is morphologically distinguished from other congeneric species from the americas by a higher oral/ventral sucker ratio and its body length and width. the sequences of domains d1-d3 of the large subunit (lsu) of nuclear ribosomal dna and cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox 1) from the mitochondrial dna of t ... | 2020 | 32475369 |
| a mechanical analysis of woodpecker drumming and its application to shock-absorbing systems. | a woodpecker is known to drum the hard woody surface of a tree at a rate of 18 to 22 times per second with a deceleration of 1200 g, yet with no sign of blackout or brain damage. as a model in nature, a woodpecker is studied to find clues to develop a shock-absorbing system for micromachined devices. its advanced shock-absorbing mechanism, which cannot be explained merely by allometric scaling, is analyzed in terms of endoskeletal structures. in this analysis, the head structures (beak, hyoid, s ... | 2011 | 21245520 |