identification of fish-eating birds

Migration patterns affect biomagnifying contaminant concentrations in fish-eating birds.

Identification of wintering birds of Yazd artificial wetland

In the present study, the wintering birds of the artificial wetlands of Yazd province in 1393, 1395 and 1396 were studied. This study is one of the first studies conducted with the aim of preventing the drying process of the wetland by emphasizing on maintaining water rights and protection of migratory birds in the artificial wetland of Yazd. Data from winter and autumn counts which were carrie...

First record of Contracaecum spp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in fish-eating birds from Zimbabwe.

Endoparasites of fish-eating birds, Phalacrocorax africanus, P. carbo, Anhinga melanogaster and Ardea cinerea collected from Lake Chivero near Harare, Zimbabwe, were investigated. Adult Contracaecum spp. were found in the gastrointestinal tract (prevalence 100 % in P. africanus, P. carbo and A. melanogaster; 25 % in A. cinerea). Parasite intensity was 11-24 (mean 19) in P. africanus, 4-10 (mean...

Leprosy and Fish Eating

of leprosy. On the same page another proposition is put forward, namely, that the bacillus of leprosy is, like that of tuberculosis, well nigh ubiquitous, and that it assumes activity under the stimulus of some ingredient supplied by fish in an early stage of decomposition ; having once assumed such activity, it can reproduce itself indefinitely in the tissues of the human body, and may be tran...

Flies and fish: birds of a feather.

The identification of specific clock-containing structures has been a major endeavour of the circadian field for many years. This has lead to the identification of many key components of the circadian system, including the suprachiasmatic nucleus in mammals, and the eyes and pineal glands in lower vertebrates. However, the idea that these structures represent the only clocks in animals has been...

Length-weight relations and growth rates of dominant fishes of the Salton Sea: implications for predation by fish-eating birds

Riedel, R., L.M. Caskey and S.H. Hurlbert. 2007. Length-weight relations and growth rates of dominant fishes of the Salton Sea: implications for predation by fish-eating birds. Lake Reserv. Manage. 23:528-535. The Salton Sea is the largest lake in California. Inflows are primarily from agricultural runoff, which render it eutrophic and able to support extensive fisheries. The lake and its surro...