Malaria parasite clearance

NJ White - Malaria journal, 2017 - Springer
Following anti-malarial drug treatment asexual malaria parasite killing and clearance
appear to be first order processes. Damaged malaria parasites in circulating erythrocytes …

Research and conservation of the larger parrots of Africa and Madagascar: a review of knowledge gaps and opportunities

RO Martin, MR Perrin, RS Boyes, YD Abebe… - Ostrich, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Parrot populations in Africa and Madagascar are declining and the need for conservation
actions to address threats is increasingly recognised. Effective conservation requires a …

Evidence for mesothermy in dinosaurs

JM Grady, BJ Enquist, E Dettweiler-Robinson… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Were dinosaurs ectotherms or fast-metabolizing endotherms whose activities were
unconstrained by temperature? To date, some of the strongest evidence for endothermy …

Neuroanatomy of the late Cretaceous Thescelosaurus neglectus (Neornithischia: Thescelosauridae) reveals novel ecological specialisations within Dinosauria

DJ Button, LE Zanno - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Ornithischian dinosaurs exhibited a diversity of ecologies, locomotory modes, and social
structures, making them an ideal clade in which to study the evolution of neuroanatomy and …

Parrot nesting in southeastern Peru: seasonal patterns and keystone trees

DJ Brightsmith - The Wilson Bulletin, 2005 - BioOne
Parrots that inhabit tropical lowland forests are difficult to study, are poorly known, and little
information is available on their nesting habits, making analysis of community-wide nesting …

Nest site selection and efficacy of artificial nests for breeding success of Scarlet Macaws Ara macao macao in lowland Peru

G Olah, G Vigo, R Heinsohn, DJ Brightsmith - Journal for Nature …, 2014 - Elsevier
Psittacidae (parrots) have the most threatened species of any bird family in the world. Most
parrots are obligate secondary cavity nesters, and can be limited in their breeding success …

Nesting innovations in neotropical parrots associated to anthropogenic environmental changes

P Romero‐Vidal, G Blanco, F Hiraldo… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Parrots are among the most diverse and widely distributed groups of birds and one of the
most threatened bird orders mainly due to habitat loss and illegal poaching. Most parrots are …

Abundance and abundance change in the world's parrots

SJ Marsden, K Royle - Ibis, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Estimates of population density and abundance change (differences in density or encounter
rates across land uses or time periods) form the cornerstone of much of our knowledge of …

Ecology and Management of Nesting Blue-and-Yellow Macaws (Ara ararauna) in Mauritia Palm Swamps

D Brightsmith, A Bravo - Biodiversity & Conservation, 2006 - Springer
This paper reports on the nesting ecology of blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and
the structure, conservation, and management of the Mauritia flexuosa palm swamps where …

Are haematological parameters related to body condition, ornamentation and breeding success in wild burrowing parrots Cyanoliseus patagonus?

JF Masello, P Quillfeldt - Journal of Avian Biology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Haematology and plasma biochemistry values are useful tools for ecological research. They
have been used to investigate the physiological state and the adaptation of individuals to …