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A worldwide revision of the Cretaceous record of Neornithes (crown birds) revealed that unambiguous neornithine taxa are extremely scarce, with only a few showing diagnostic features to be confidently ...

Gaviiformes is an order of aquatic birds containing the loons or divers and their closest extinct relatives. Modern gaviiformes are found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia ...

In this paper, we describe the skulls of Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens (Fregatidae) and Brown Booby (Sulidae) Sula leucogaster, with focus on the structures associated with the Musculi ...

The Red-throated Diver has a restricted breeding distribution within Britain and Ireland, favouring small lochs and lakes close to the sea in the north of Ireland and north and west of Scotland. The ...

Aspergillosis is an infectious disease caused by the ubiquitous opportunistic saprophytic fungi from the genus Aspergillus, primarily Aspergillus fumigatus (1). Inhalation of fungal spores is the main ...

Les plongeons forment à eux seuls le genre Gavia, la famille Gaviidae et l'ordre Gaviiformes. On considérait jadis qu’ils constituaient la plus ancienne des familles d’oiseaux de l’hémisphère Nord, ...

A by-law to regulate the keeping, registration, licensing, control and welfare of certain classes of animals within the City of Guelph and to repeal by-laws (1979)- 10081; (1985)-11952; (1991)-14008; ...

White-billed Diver is one of just five species in the order Gaviiformes worldwide. It is without doubt the most alluring and enigmatic, being the largest and the most remote breeder. Its global ...