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Characterization Of Antimicrobial Properties Of Excrement And Functional Microbiome Of Black Vultures (Coragyps Atratus), Bridgette Gray
Characterization Of Antimicrobial Properties Of Excrement And Functional Microbiome Of Black Vultures (Coragyps Atratus), Bridgette Gray
Theses
Black vultures, Coragyps atratus, are obligate scavenging birds that consume and dispose of decaying carcasses and carrion. They fulfill a key ecological niche in the environments in which they live. It has been observed that these vultures sometimes excrete bodily waste onto their legs. This adaptive behavior could help aid them in controlling bacteria and other microbes they encounter while stepping into a carcass to eat. This study directly examined the antimicrobial properties of the excrement of black vultures across various bacterial species utilizing a zone of inhibition test and a nematode species utilizing a survival assay. The black vulture …
Composición De La Avifauna En La Hacienda Matepantano En Periodo De Lluvias, Universidad De La Salle (Yopal – Casanare)., Federico Franco Arévalo
Composición De La Avifauna En La Hacienda Matepantano En Periodo De Lluvias, Universidad De La Salle (Yopal – Casanare)., Federico Franco Arévalo
Biología
Los registros y la evaluación de la riqueza de especies tienen un valor biológico que facilita el entendimiento de los organismos. Además, son fundamentales para evaluar y tomar decisiones en relación con el impacto de las actividades antrópicas en diferentes regiones, lo cual resulta crucial para la protección de la biodiversidad. El objetivo de este estudio fue registrar la composición de la avifauna en la Hacienda San José de Matepantano en período de lluvias, ubicada en la Universidad de La Salle en Yopal, Casanare. Se establecen rutas de muestreo para el avistamiento de aves en los ecosistemas presentes, sabanas inundables, …
Diversity And Prevalence Of Ornithophilic Louse Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae: Ornithomyinae) In Serbia, Tibor Rekecki, Drazenko Rajkovic
Diversity And Prevalence Of Ornithophilic Louse Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae: Ornithomyinae) In Serbia, Tibor Rekecki, Drazenko Rajkovic
Turkish Journal of Zoology
Ectoparasites are diverse organisms that exploit animal hosts using various strategies. One such group represents the louse flies (Hippoboscidae) from the subfamily Ornithomyinae, which are permanent, highly specialised, hematophagous ectoparasites of poultry and wild birds found worldwide. The main objective of this research is to examine the mean abundance, prevalence, and diversity of ornithophilic louse flies in Serbia. They have been detected through visual inspection or fumigation of caught birds. In total, 79 louse flies belonging to four genera and six species were collected from 62 individuals within 26 host species. A single louse fly infested the bulk of captured …