news · newspapers · books · scholar · jstor (november ) ( learn how and when to remove this template message ) homologene, a tool ofthe united states national center for biotechnology information (ncbi), is a system for automated detection of homologs (similarity attributable to descent from a common...
. the term pheasant refers to those birds mainly belonging to the phasianinae subfamily, which includes genera , with genus phasianus sometimes referred to as the 'true pheasants." five ofthe genera typically utilize common names other than "pheasant": afropavo (congo peafowl), pavo (peafowl), gallus...
rissa) are two closely related seabird species in the gull family laridae, the black-legged kittiwake (rissa tridactyla) and the red-legged kittiwake (rissa brevirostris). the epithets "black-legged" and "red-legged" are used to distinguish the two species in north america, but in europe, where rissa...
, and the green peafowl of southeast asia; the one african species is the congo peafowl , native only to the congo basin . male peafowl are known for their piercing calls and their extravagant plumage. the latter is especially prominent in the asiatic species, which have an eye-spotted "tail" or "train...
[expand all] implementation ofthe directive monitoring of zoonoses in food and animals until , the european commission publishes a annual community report on trends and sources of zoonotic agents in animals, feedingstuffs, food and man in the european union. from , the european food safety authority...
common name: mourning dove scientific name: zenaida macroura the mourning dove is a gentle, medium-sized bird with an overall buff coloration highlighted by black spots and dark wingtips. the back and wings ofthe bird are often gray-tinged, and an iridescent patch may show on the neck. their soothing...
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(efsa), in collaboration with the european centre for disease prevention and control (ecdc), has been entrusted to prepare the yearly eu summary. the commission has established a mandate to efsa concerning the monitoring of zoonoses: mandate of health and consumer protection directorate-general to the...