Birds : evolution and behavior, breeding strategies, migration and spread of disease / Lucas Ruiz and Franco Iglesias, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ruiz, Lucas, editor.

Iglesias, Franco, editor.

Series:

Birds - Evolution, Behavior and Ecology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Diseases.

Birds.

Birds--Evolution.

Birds--Behavior.

Birds--Breeding.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the evolution and behavior, breeding strategies, migration and spread of disease within the bird species. Topics discussed in this compilation include sex determination in birds; structure and function of the avian respiratory system, with discussion regarding its predisposition to injury by particulates and pathogenic microorganisms; distribution and dispersion of coccidia in wild passerines of the Americas; an animal geography of the dominant urban avian scavenger in contrasting case studies; recent infectious diseases or the

Contents:

BIRDS. EVOLUTION AND BEHAVIOR, BREEDING STRATEGIES, MIGRATION AND SPREAD OF DISEASE; BIRDS. EVOLUTION AND BEHAVIOR, BREEDING STRATEGIES, MIGRATION AND SPREAD OF DISEASE; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Sex Determination in Birds; Abstract; Introduction; Sex Chromosomes of Birds, Sex Chromosomal Abnormalities; Development of Gonads in Birds; Hormones and Sexual Differentiation in Birds; Sex-Determining Genes in Birds; Sex Reversal in Bird; Dosage Compensation in Birds and Sex Determination; Conclusion; References

Chapter 2: Structure and Function of the Avian Respiratory System, with Observation on its Predisposition to Injury by Particulates and Pathogenic MicroorganismsAbstract; Definition of Abbreviations; Introduction; Structure of the Respiratory System; Functional Design of the Respiratory System; Cellular Defenses and Susceptibility of the Avian Lung to Infections and Afflictions; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 3: Distribution and Dispersion of Coccidiain Wild Passerines of the Americas; Abstract; Introduction; Conclusion; References

Chapter 4: An Animal Geography of the Dominant Urban Avian Scavenger in Contrasting Case StudiesAbstract; Introduction; Animal Geography; Locations of the Case Studies; Relations between the Dominant Scavengers and Other Scavengers; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Recent Infectious Diseases or their Responsible Agents Recorded from Japanese Wild Birds; Abstract; Introduction; Viral Diseases; Bacterial Diseases; Fungal Diseases; Parasitic Protozoan Diseases; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6: Ticks on Brazilian Birds: Overview; Abstract; Introduction; Ticks

Relationship between Ticks and Wild Birds in BrazilRelationship between Ticks and Passerine Birds in Brazil; Relationship between Ticks and Non-Passerine Birds in Brazil; Seasonality and Spread of Pathogens; Conclusion and Future Research; References; Chapter 7: An Overview of Recent Parasitic Diseases due to Helminths and Arthropods Recorded from Wild Birds, with Special Reference to Conservation Medical Cases from the Wild Animal Medical Center of Rakuno Gakuen University in Japan; Abstract; Background as Japanese Avifauna; Aim of This Chapter; WAMC and Challenge to a Wildlife Diseases

Parasitic Helminth Diseases and Their AgentsParasitic Arthropod Diseases and Their Agents; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8: Environmental Factors that Affect to Urban Avian Communities; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. Material and Methods; 3. Results; 4. DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9: The Impact of Landscape Configuration and Competitors on the Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monarchus Temminck 1823 in Southern Ghana; ABSTRACT; Introduction; Methodology; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781629481234

1629481238

OCLC:

860711546