Parus major
Plasmodium infection and oxidative status in breeding great tits, Parus major
... tit, Parus major, the focus of the current study, can be infected by several Plasmodium lineages [48–50] among which one of the most common avian malaria lineage: Plasmodium relic- tum SGS1 ...
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Is oxidative status influenced by dietary carotenoid and physical activity after moult in the great tit (Parus major)?
... tit, Parus major Linnaeus 1758, a small passerine common in ...the major source of these pigments during the reproductive season and just before moult (Isaksson, 2009), and mainly granivorous (seeds ...
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More ornamented females produce higher-quality offspring in a socially monogamous bird: an experimental study in the great tit (Parus major)
... (Parus major) as our model, because it is a socially monogamous species with female coloration very similar to that of males [30] and bearing multiple colorful patches based on carotenoids, melanins and ...
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Variation in innate immunity in relation to ectoparasite load, age and season: a field experiment in great tits (Parus major)
... It remains largely unknown which factors affect the innate immune responses of free-living birds. Nevertheless, the degree of innate immunity may play a crucial role in an individual’s survival as it procures the first ...
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Temperature effect on luteinizing hormone secretion of Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) and Great Tit (Parus major) in China
... Recent research indicates that the average breeding dates of several bird species, such as Ultramarin Jays (Aphelocoma ultramarine; Brown et al. 1999), European Pied Flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca; Both et al. 2004; ...
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Spring phenology does not affect timing of reproduction in the great tit (Parus major)
... Many seasonal breeders adjust the timing of reproduction in response to year-to-year variations in supplementary environmental cues, amongst which ambient temperature is thought to be most influential. However, it is ...
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Carotenoid availability in diet and phenotype of blue and great tit nestlings
... Data were collected in 2001 in a population of blue and great tits breeding in eastern France (48°17 ⬘ N, 4°18 ⬘ E). The blue tit Parus caeruleus (Linnaeus 1758) and great tit Parus major (Linnaeus ...
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Egg recognition in Cinereous Tits (Parus cinereus): eggshell spots matter
... The Great Tit (Parus major) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae and is grouped together with numer- ous other subspecies. However, DNA studies have shown these other subspecies to be distinctive ...
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The singing behaviour of coal tits (Parus ater)
... tits. Parus cristatus) at Loch Garten but not in Tentsmuir may induce character displacement in the songs of the two ...{Parus major) and occasionally blue tits {Parus caeruleus ...
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Differential effects of vitamins E and C and carotenoids on growth, resistance to oxidative stress, fledging success and plumage colouration in wild great tits
... Oxidative stress is the imbalance between the production of reactive species and antioxidants, which causes damage to lipids, proteins and DNA. Antioxidants, like vitamins and carotenoids, can limit oxidative damage and ...
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Repeatability of signalling traits in the avian dawn chorus
... Here, we studied the dawn chorus of male great tits ( Parus major ) to determine if key song traits are repeatable over multiple days and during different breeding stages.. Additionally,[r] ...
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MAJOR BRANDING DECISIONS AND STRATEGIES
... a major management decision which can ensure its sustainability in this growing competitive ...the major branding decisions along with the real life ...
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Major issues in digital library development
... a major ingredient in digital librarydevelopment, the pragmatic and viable way out for libraries is to judiciously judge themas available in electronic forms in optical media or on Web and procure at least some ...
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Unmet needs in major depression
... Unmet needs in Major depression reflect the properties of a com- plex and multidimensional disease, where long-term outcome appears unsatisfying. The relapse rate within 12 months is about 35%; about 20% of ...
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Analytical low-thrust satellite maneuvers for rapid ground target revisit
... radiation pressure, and third body perturbations are not included. In order to simplify the expressions, the equations previously derived discounted the change in argument of perigee and mean anomaly, as well as the ...
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Major diseases of citrus in adjara region
... In 2012-2014 2012 2014 in citrus farmers private plots of Adjara region, as a resultof monitoring, the following diseases were fixed according to their severity and negative marketing im[r] ...
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The major tasks of data processing
... Enquiry Processing Data Mainly from on-line storage Programs Insensitive to input data Concentrating on simplifying the human interface Static and highly modular Operations Natural langu[r] ...
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The major evolutionary transitions in individuality
... to major transitions. How can we explain why major evolutionary transitions have or haven't taken place on different branches of the tree of life? We break down major transitions into two steps, the ...
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Epigenetic management of major psychosis
... Much less work has been done on histone modifications underlying major psychosis than on abnormalities in DNA methylation. Akbarian et al. (2005) found that patients with schizophrenia as a group showed no ...
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Linking of Major Rivers of India
... Agricultural policies adopted by the Central and State Governments have further contributed to the aggravation of drought conditions Although ragi, jowar are the staple food giains of[r] ...
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