This four volume set covers a wide range of topics, including:
seabird conservation
malaria parasites
flamingos
poultry farms
game birds
aflatoxin
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Volume 1 Chapter 1. The Role of Uric Acid in the Avian Chapter 2. Selenium Supplementation of Diet Affects Antioxidant Activity and Protects against Antibiotic Resistance and Avian Influenza in Poultry Chapter 3. The Biological Monitoring of Wild Birds – Part 1: The Cadmium Content of Organs from Migratory Birds Chapter 4. The Biological Monitoring of Wild Birds – Part 2: The Possibility of a New Index for Biological Monitoring Chapter 5. Outbreak Control and Viral Evolution of the Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza in Thailand Chapter 6. Bird Schistosomes Chapter 7. How Quickly Did Bird Flu Go Off the Public Radar? Results of a Follow-Up CATI Survey of Australian Adults Chapter 8. Risk Assessment of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Infections through Water Chapter 9. Dynamics of Low and High Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Bird Population Chapter 10. Surgical Pinealectomy in Birds Chapter 11. An Animal Geography of the Dominant Urban Avian Scavenger in Contrasting Case Studies Chapter 12. Factors Determining Species Richness and Composition of Steppe Bird Communities in Peninsular Spain: Grass-Steppe vs. Shrub-Steppe Bird Species Chapter 13. The Impact of Landscape Configuration and Competitors on the Hooded Vulture <i>Necrosyrtes monarchus</i> Temminck 1823 in Southern Ghana Chapter 14. Biosecurity Measures against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Free-Range Flocks and Commercial Poultry in Developing Countries: A Review Chapter 15. Carotenoid-based Ornaments as Signals of Health Status in Birds: Evidences from Two Galliform Species, The Red-legged Partridge (<i>Alectoris rufa</i>) and the Red Grouse (<i>Lagopus lagopus scoticus</i>) Chapter 16. Distribution and Dispersion of Coccidia in Wild Passerines of the Americas Chapter 17. Sex Determination in Birds Chapter 18. Structure and Function of the Avian Respiratory System, with Observation on its Predisposition to Injury by Particulates and Pathogenic Microorganisms Chapter 19. Recent Infectious Diseases or their Responsible Agents Recorded from Japanese Wild Birds Chapter 20. Environmental Factors that Affect Urban Avian Communities Chapter 21. Ticks on Brazilian Birds: Overview Chapter 22. 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 Chapter 23. Avian GnRH: Production, Structure and Function Chapter 24. Characteristics of <i>MX</i> Gene That Shows Resistance to Vesicular Stomatitis Virus from Avians to Mammals Volume 2 Chapter 25. A Current Update on Avian Pathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> Chapter 26. Landscape Matrix Fragmentation Effect on Virgin Forest and Managed Forest Birds: A Multi-scale Study Chapter 27. Birds Widely Disperse Pathogen-Infected Ticks Chapter 28. Advances in Zoogeography: Micro-Spaces of Avian Foraging and Human Presence Chapter 29. Urban Hymns: How Urban Environments Affect Bird Populations and Avian Singing Behavior Chapter 30. Ecology and Conservation of the Socotra Cormorant (<i>Phalacrocorax nigrogularis</i>) in the Eastern Arabian Gulf Chapter 31. Plastic Debris and Seabirds: Updating an Old Story Chapter 32. Strategies for Preventing and Controlling Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Poultry Chapter 33. Seabird Conservation in Fisheries: Current State of Knowledge and Conservation Needs for Argentine High-seas Fleets Chapter 34. Seabirds and Island Communities: Biodiversity Awareness as a Tool for the Conservation of Insular Species Chapter 35. Biological Invasions of Malaria Parasites and their Bird Hosts Chapter 36. Density and Distribution of Birds in the Xavi Ecotourism Site, Ghana Chapter 37. Cryptosporidiosis in Birds Chapter 38. Preliminary Methodology to Assess the National and Regional Impact of U.S. Wind Energy Development on Birds and Bats Chapter 39. Spectral Overlap of Traffic Noise and Acoustic Signals by Birds in an Urban Forest in Southern Brazil Chapter 40. The Innovative Bird: Contextual Determinants and Underpinning Mechanisms of Innovative Foraging Volume 3 Chapter 41. Flamingo Studies: A General Introduction Chapter 42. The Evolution of Flamingos Chapter 43. Diet and Foraging Behavior Chapter 44. Flamingo Coloration and its Significance Chapter 45. Flight, Navigation, Dispersal, and Migratory Behavior Chapter 46. Flamingo Resting Behavior: A General Description and Sampling of Findings Chapter 47. Flamingo Social Behavior and Flock Dynamics Chapter 48. Reproductive Biology and Parenting Behavior Chapter 49. Man’s Impact on Flamingos Chapter 50. Flamingos and Ecotourism Chapter 51. Flamingos in Captivity: Pretty in Pink, Popular and Puzzling Chapter 52. Flamingos and Gender Ideology in Advertising Chapter 53. Flamingos and Other Tropical Themes in Clothing and Accessories Chapter 54. Happy Captives and Monstrous Hybrids: The Flamingo in Children’s Stories Chapter 55. Flamingos in Folklore, Mythology, Religion and Art Volume 4 Chapter 56. Lactate Dehydrogenase of Bird and Mammalian Origin Chapter 57. Protein Electrophoresis in Avian Medicine Chapter 58. Estimating Associations between Amblyomma Ticks and Wild Birds in a Neotropic Forest from Survey Data Chapter 59. Oropharyngeal Trichomonads in Wild Birds Chapter 60. Giardiasis in Birds Chapter 61. Non-Contact Monitoring Bird Mass in Poultry Farms Chapter 62. Listeriosis in Game Birds Chapter 63. Geomatics for Micro-Spaces of Avian Foraging, Subjective Behavior and Human Presence Chapter 64. A Shortened Protocol for the Micropropagation of a Bird of Paradise (<i>Strelizia reginae</i> Ait.) Chapter 65. Application of Geographical Technology in the Modelling of Migratory Bird Habitats in Mangrove Forests: A Review Chapter 66. The Effect of Aflatoxin on Adaptive Immune Function in Birds Chapter 67. Effect of Body Size on Aflatoxin Susceptibility in Birds Chapter 68. Recovery Time by Birds to a Single Acute Dose of Aflatoxin Chapter 69. Detection of Aflatoxin-Contaminated Grain by Three Granivorous Bird Species Chapter 70. Recent Data on the Distribution and Numbers of the Water Birds in the Wetlands along the Bulgarian Section of the Danube River Chapter 71. Status and Distribution of Diurnal Birds of Prey and the Black Stork along the Bulgarian Section of the Danube River Chapter 72. Antiviral Treatment and Therapy against Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) Chapter 73. Clinical and Pathological Outcome of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Poultry, West Africa Chapter 74. Advances in Drone-Based Tracking Technologies for Large Birds of Prey