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Cranial osteology of meiglyptini (aves: piciformes: picidae)
(Anatomy Research International, 2012) [Artigo]
The Meiglyptini comprise eight species grouped into three genera: Meiglyptes and Mulleripicus, with three species each, and Hemicircus, with two species. The aim of the present study was to describe the cranial osteology ...
Comparative analysis of the cranial osteology and evolutionary traits of micrastur gilvicollis, micrastur ruficollis and micrastur semitorquatus (aves: falconiformes)
(Revista Nordestina de Zoologia, 2014) [Artigo]
The cranial osteology of Micrastur gilvicollis (Vieillot, 1817), Micrastur ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817) and Micrastur semitorquatus (Vieillot, 1817) is comparatively and meticulously described to characterize each of the ...
Osteologia craniana e aspectos evolutivos de Mycteria (Aves: Ciconiidae)
(Revista Nordestina de Biologia, 2014) [Artigo]
The genus Mycteria (Ciconiidae) is composed of species with controversial phylogenetic hypotheses of relationships. This study sought to describe the cranial osteology of the four species included in the genus Mycteria, ...
Osteologia craniana de Micrastur semitorquatus Vieillot, 1817 (Falconiformes: Falconidae)
(Comunicata Scientiae, 2012-07-23) [Artigo]
Micrastur semitorquatus, popularly known as Collared Forest-Falcon is an inhabitant of the rainforests of the Neotropical Region. Studies on the cranial osteology are scarce in the literature. To increase the knowledge ...
Osteologia craniana de Nyctibiidae (Aves, Caprimulgiformes)
(Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2009-12-01) [Artigo]
The Potoos form an exclusively neotropical family of nocturnal birds distributed throughout Central and South America, except Chile, and reaching their highest diversity in the Amazon region. The seven currently recognized ...
Novo registro de murucututu (Pulsatrix perspicillata) para o estado de São Paulo com indício de reprodução
(Atualidades Ornitológicas, 2014) [Artigo]
Avian communities in woodlots in the Parque das Neblinas, Bertioga, São Paulo, Brazil
(Revista Brasileira de Biociências, 2011) [Artigo]
Parque das Neblinas (PN) is a 2,800 ha nature reserve contiguous with an Atlantic Forest fragment known as Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar located in the municipality of Bertioga, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The ...
First documented record of Celeus flavus for Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
(Cotinga, 2008-09-01) [Artigo]
Biogeography on the early distribution of cuckoos (Aves: Cuculiformes)
(Zoologia (Curitiba), 2012-06-01) [Artigo]
Cuckoos are widely distributed, but are concentrated in the tropics, where they occupy a wide range of habitats. Both terrestrial and arboreal behaviors can be found in this group, but there is no consensus on as to whether ...
Relationship Between Jaw Apparatus, Feeding Habit, and Food Source in Oriental Woodpeckers
(Zoological Science, 2014-04-01) [Artigo]
Associations among feeding habit, beak type, and food source in birds have been widely studied and are well known to exist. The relationship between feeding habit and jaw apparatus in birds has not attracted attention from ...