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New Scientist - www.newscientist.com
22 Jul 2009
C Brahic
Photo credit: Michael Nolan/SplashdownDirect/Rex Features
Area: Galapagos Province, Ecuador
Penguins and malaria are not two organisms you would normally associate with each other, yet biologists have found the malaria parasite in an endangered species of the black-and-white waddlers.
Iris Levin of the University of Missouri at St Louis and her colleagues took blood samples from 362 Galapagos penguins – already listed as being threatened with extinction – on nine islands in the Galapagos archipelago.
>>>FULL ARTICLE
Cited Journal Article
>>>Plasmodium blood parasite found in endangered Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus). Biological Conservation. 2009 Jul 19. [Epub ahead of print].
Cited Journal Article
>>>Plasmodium blood parasite found in endangered Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus). Biological Conservation. 2009 Jul 19. [Epub ahead of print].
Viruses explain croc deaths Science Alert - www.sciencealert.com.au (Source: University of Sydney)
23 Jul 2009
Photo credit: iStockphoto
In a breakthrough in understanding crocodile disease University of Sydney scientists have discovered the genetic profile of a group of viruses in crocodile genes that are not found in alligators or other like reptiles.
The discovery of these endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), to be documented in the upcoming Journal of Virology, means that scientists can examine whether they trigger disease in crocodiles.
Ocean Health Plays Vital Role In Coral Reef RecoveryScienceDaily - www.sciencedaily.com (Source: University of California - San Diego)
21 Jul 2009
Photo credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
The new research study led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego suggests that by improving overall ocean health, corals are better able to recover from bleaching events, which occur when rising sea temperatures force corals to expel their symbiotic algae, known as zooxanthellae.
Coral bleaching is a phenomenon that is expected to increase in frequency as global climate change increases ocean temperatures worldwide.
OTHER WILDLIFE RELATED NEWS
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Australia: Who are the killers of penguins? [translated]
- Almost extinct Galapagos tortoise mates at 90
- New scourge afflicting Michigan’s whitetailed heard [Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease]
- Male chromosome facing extinction
- They found three dead whales in Península Valdés [translated] - Chubut Province, Argentina - Map It
- Ganges River Dolphin population falls below 300, faces new threat from oil exploration
- Dead crow tests positive for West Nile Virus; first in 09 - Middlesex-London, Ontario, Canada - Map It
- 'Long-haired' Water Molds Are The Most Virulent
- Climate change: Bye-bye, black sheep?
- Fish are shrinking in response to global warming: study
- King Crabs Go Deep To Avoid Hot Water
WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED PUBLICATIONS
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IS711-based real-time PCR assay as a tool for detection of Brucella spp. in wild boars and comparison with bacterial isolation and serology
BMC Veterinary Research. 2009 Jul; 5:22
V Hinic et al.
Prions are secreted in milk from clinically normal scrapie-exposed sheep
J Virol. 2009 Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print]
BC Maddison et al.
Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity [book overview]
The Effects of West Nile Virus on the Reproductive Success and Overwinter Survival of Eastern Bluebirds in Alabama
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2009 Jul 9. [Epub ahead of print]
GE Hill et al.
Wildlife Research
Volume 36 Number 5
Journal of Wildlife Management - August 2009
Volume 73, Issue 6
Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Biotransformation Enzymes in Three Species of Sea Turtles from the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 2009 Jul 22
KL Richardson et al.
