Birds of Warkworth Creek, Manitoba

Survey of nasal mites (Rhinonyssidae, Ereynetidae, and Turbinoptidae) associated with birds in Alberta and Manitoba, Canada

Three major lineages of mites (Arachnida: Acari) are parasitic in the nasal passages of birds: Rhinonyssidae (Mesostigmata), Ereynetidae (Prostigmata), Cytoditidae, and Turbinoptidae (Astigmata). The most diverse group of avian nasal mites is the Rhinonyssidae, which are obligate endoparasites of non-ratite birds worldwide. Prior to this study, there were only four published and three unpublish...

Ecological divergence of two sympatric lineages of Buggy Creek virus, an arbovirus associated with birds.

Most arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) show distinct serological subtypes or evolutionary lineages, with the evolution of different strains often assumed to reflect differences in ecological selection pressures. Buggy Creek virus (BCRV) is an unusual RNA virus (Togaviridae, Alphavirus) that is associated primarily with a cimicid swallow bug (Oeciacus vicarius) as its vector and the Cliff Sw...

Epilithic algae of Çalgan Creek

In this study, the epilithic algae in the samples collected from three stations on the Çalgan Creek (Elazığ) in Fırat University between January and June 2016 were investigated in terms of some physical and chemical parameters. During the study, 44 taxa of epilithic algae were recorded. It was observed that Euglenophyta (1 species), Cyanophyta (3 species), Chlorophyta (6 species) and Bacillario...

Qualitative spot biotic survey of Oaks Creek, White Creek, Cripple Creek, and Moe Pond in Otsego County, New York

As non-native species move across the landscape and hydrofracking and other human impacts increase in scope, it is becoming more critical than ever that we can quantify changes to community structure. In order to do that, however, we must first have baseline data on which species are initially present. These baseline data also have the benefit of facilitating speciesspecific research by identif...

University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine.