In the summers of 1955 and 1956 a field study was undertaken on the behaviour (locomotory, comfort, agonistic, courting, coition and brood) of the Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) in the Cariboo District of British Columbia. This is the first stage of a five year study of the behaviour of Sea Ducks of the Tribe Mergini. An attempt has been made to summarise the behaviour of B.islandica and also of the closely-related species B.clangula, that is described in the literature. Generic similarities, and specific differences, in the courtship displays of these two species have been described. An attempt has been made to discover the likely sources of these displays from among the locomotory, comfort ar agonistic behaviour patterns. Illustrations of the postures and movements described in the text have been made from films by the author, and two other sources. An attempt has been made to link items of behaviour to the ecological, biological and systematic aspects of duck biology. Thus both the behaviour itself comes to have a biological setting and raison d'etre, and behavioural aspects of breeding and population biology, and population management and manipulation, may be better understood. Among Comfort Movements Drinking appears to have given rise to a courtship display found chiefly in the pre-coition sequence. Wing- and Leg-Stretching is also a comfort movement found in display (only in the pre-coition behaviour). Preening generally (especially Splash-Bathing) occurs frequently under conditions of stress e.g. after a territorial encounter and after coition. The Upwards-Stretch, Wing-Flap, Tail Wag complex of movements is also frequent under conditions of stress, and occurs especially as a "signing-off" (? appeasement) display at the end of an encounter. Agonistic behaviour is interesting, in that the diving ducks tend (goldeneye particularly) to use underwater diving as their major aggressive tactic. Threat may derive from intention diving. The "alarmed" position is hard to derive from other postures. Inter-specific aggression is frequent and indicates that the Aythyini are more of an irritant to goldeneye than are the Anatini. Case-histories of inter-specific aggression helped to throw light on the nature of territory in goldeneye, and on fatigue and refractory periods in the attack motivation. Goldeneye have a wide variety of courtship displays. The Head-Up and Head-Raised positions (with the Neck-Withdrawing movement) are rather alike in the two species. The Head-Throw of B.clangula is much more extreme in form than the equivalent movement in B.islandica. In B.islandica the Pseudo-Kick and Kick are much less differentiated, than the Head-Throw and Head-Throw-Kick of B. clangula. An analysis is made of the two forms of pumping motions, to show their basic similarity, but species differentiation. The Coition Sequence is very similar in the two species. There is a marked Post-Coition display. The downies leave the nest by scrambling up the inside of the nest cavity, and tumbling from the nest-hole all together. The female has a special call which is used to force all the downies off at one time. On the lake the same call gathers the young together around the female. The importance of this means of ensuring that the young fledge together is discussed. The actions of the female at fledging are described. Females are poor guardians of broods, but they show considerable hostility towards each other during the brood period. Downies greet each other and the female by a movement which at first resembles the Rotary Pumping of the adult drake, and the female. Rotary Pumping thus is a "greeting" movement. / Science, Faculty of / Zoology, Department of / Graduate

Anseriformes, or waterfowl, are related to Galliformes (chickens and kin), together forming the most basal sister of Neoaves. The order is generally considered to comprise four families: Presbyornithidae (Late Cretaceous - Eocene); Anseranatidae (Paleocene-present); Anhimidae (Oligocene-present); Anatidae (Oligocene-present), but the giant Tertiary flightless taxa Dromornithidae (Australia), Gastornithidae (Eurasia) and Diatrymidae (North America) have also been referred to the order. Australasia presently has a unique waterfowl fauna characterized by low species diversity but high phylogenetic diversity: the Magpie Goose Anseranas (the sole surviving anseranatid), several monotypic endemic anatid genera of uncertain relationships (Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis, Freckled Duck Stictonetta, Pinkeared Duck Malacorhynchus and Musk Duck Biziura), several relatively primitive taxa (the aforementioned plus whistling ducks Dendrocygna and Blue-billed Duck Oxyura). The evolutionary history of this fauna has, until now, not been examined via the fossil record. In this thesis, the literature for the global fossil record of Anseranatidae and Anatidae is reviewed. The Neogene (Oligocene-Pliocene) fossil record of Anseriformes, exclusive of dromornithids, is studied from both New Zealand and Australia. For New Zealand, all materials derive from the St Bathans Fauna, Early Miocene (19-16 Ma), Otago. Herein, the first description of this fauna is provided, with four anatid genera (Manuherikia, Dunstanetta, Matanas and Miotadorna) established for five species, with a sixth taxon reported (Chapter 2). The phylogenetic affinities of Manuherikia, Dunstanetta and Miotadorna are examined using parsimony analysis of morphological data (133 characters) in Chapter 3. Miotadorna is a shelduck related to tadornines, perhaps sister to Tadorna, and Manuherikia and Dunstanetta are oxyurines related to the Stictonetta, Malacorhynchus, Oxyura and Biziura). A further species of Manuherikia and the existence of definite anserines, probably related to Cereopsis, are described in Chapter 4. The fossil record of Australian anseriforms is described in Chapters 5-8. The Oligo- Miocene record derives principally from the Etadunna and Namba Formations (26-24 Ma) in the Lake Eyre and Frome Basins, respectively, in South Australia. Four taxa are described, with all occurring both in the Namba and Etadunna Formations: a single genus, Pinpanetta, is established for three species and another, Australotadorna, for a tadornine. Phylogenetic analyses (parsimony and Bayesian) of a dataset (150 characters, 61 taxa) show Pinpanetta is an oxyurine and confirm the previously found oxyurine affinity of Manuherikia and Dunstanetta. A monophyletic clade with moderate support is found for an expanded Oxyurinae that has Stictonetta basal, followed successively by Mionetta (Oligo- Miocene of Europe), Malacorhynchus, Pinpanetta, Manuherikia, Dunstanetta, Oxyura and Nomonyx, Biziura and Thalassornis. This same analysis finds anserines the most basal group in Anatidae, so changing position with Dendrocygna, considered by recent authors to be the most basal anatid. A new genus and species of anseranatid is described from a Faunal Zone A (System A, Late Oligocene) deposit at Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland (Chapter 6). This first pre-Pliocene record of the family in Australia is of equivalent age to the youngest European fossil anseranatid, Anserpica from France, but younger than the Eocene Anatalavis of England. Only one of three other waterfowl bones known from Riversleigh deposits is identifiable and is referred to a species of Pinpanetta found in the Etadunna Formation. Mid-Late Miocene deposits containing waterfowl are restricted in Australia to just the Waite Formation (c. 8 Ma) at Alcoota in the Northern Territory. Three bones indicate an undetermined tadornine and an undetermined anatid, different from any known species. The Pliocene record of anseriforms in South Australia is described from the Tirari Formation (Kanunka and Toolapinna Faunas) (Chapter 7). Nine modern species (Anseranas semipalmata, Cereopsis novaehollandiae, Cygnus atratus, Tadorna tadornoides, Biziura lobata, Oxyura australis, Anas cf A. castanea, A. cf A. gracilis and Aythya australis) are represented. A single extinct species, Tirarinetta kanunka, is described and referred to Oxyurinae. From the Parilla Sands, Late Pliocene, at Bookmark Cliffs on the Murray River, a single humerus is described (Chapter 8) and referred to Tadorna cf. T. tadornoides. A total of 11 anatid taxa is described from latest Oligocene-Early Miocene deposits in Australasia, which considerably adds to the global record of seven species previously reported for this period. Considering also the anseranatids, the Late Oligocene – Early Miocene fauna of Australia is thus established as having equivalent diversity to that from similar-aged deposits in Europe, but by the late Early Miocene, the New Zealand fauna was more diverse than any other Oligo-Miocene fauna known. The more limited samples available, compared to those from New Zealand, probably explain the lack of a similar diversity being revealed for Australia from this period. In both Australia and New Zealand, the Oligo-Miocene faunas are dominated by oxyurine taxa, as were those in Europe. The presence of a tadornine in Australia in the latest Oligocene and another in New Zealand in the Early Miocene precede the appearance of this subfamily in the Northern Hemisphere by 10 Ma, implying a southern origin for this group. The Late Oligocene presence of Mionetta in Europe and of Pinpanetta in Australia, and their referral to Oxyurinae, establishes a minimum age for the origin of this subfamily in the latest Oligocene. The establishment of a fauna comprised of modern species by the Pliocene indicates substantial faunal turnover probably in the Late Miocene. This turnover is due in part to immigration of taxa (Cygnus, Anas, Aythya) and in situ evolution (all endemic genera), as occurred in other Australian vertebrates (rodents, snakes, bats). Thus faunal composition in Australia appears to have been more affected by attainment of some threshold in proximity to Asia being breached by the northward continental drift of Australia, than by aridification, which has been ongoing since the Middle Miocene. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1339803 / Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2008

Anseriformes, or waterfowl, are related to Galliformes (chickens and kin), together forming the most basal sister of Neoaves. The order is generally considered to comprise four families: Presbyornithidae (Late Cretaceous - Eocene); Anseranatidae (Paleocene-present); Anhimidae (Oligocene-present); Anatidae (Oligocene-present), but the giant Tertiary flightless taxa Dromornithidae (Australia), Gastornithidae (Eurasia) and Diatrymidae (North America) have also been referred to the order. Australasia presently has a unique waterfowl fauna characterized by low species diversity but high phylogenetic diversity: the Magpie Goose Anseranas (the sole surviving anseranatid), several monotypic endemic anatid genera of uncertain relationships (Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis, Freckled Duck Stictonetta, Pinkeared Duck Malacorhynchus and Musk Duck Biziura), several relatively primitive taxa (the aforementioned plus whistling ducks Dendrocygna and Blue-billed Duck Oxyura). The evolutionary history of this fauna has, until now, not been examined via the fossil record. In this thesis, the literature for the global fossil record of Anseranatidae and Anatidae is reviewed. The Neogene (Oligocene-Pliocene) fossil record of Anseriformes, exclusive of dromornithids, is studied from both New Zealand and Australia. For New Zealand, all materials derive from the St Bathans Fauna, Early Miocene (19-16 Ma), Otago. Herein, the first description of this fauna is provided, with four anatid genera (Manuherikia, Dunstanetta, Matanas and Miotadorna) established for five species, with a sixth taxon reported (Chapter 2). The phylogenetic affinities of Manuherikia, Dunstanetta and Miotadorna are examined using parsimony analysis of morphological data (133 characters) in Chapter 3. Miotadorna is a shelduck related to tadornines, perhaps sister to Tadorna, and Manuherikia and Dunstanetta are oxyurines related to the Stictonetta, Malacorhynchus, Oxyura and Biziura). A further species of Manuherikia and the existence of definite anserines, probably related to Cereopsis, are described in Chapter 4. The fossil record of Australian anseriforms is described in Chapters 5-8. The Oligo- Miocene record derives principally from the Etadunna and Namba Formations (26-24 Ma) in the Lake Eyre and Frome Basins, respectively, in South Australia. Four taxa are described, with all occurring both in the Namba and Etadunna Formations: a single genus, Pinpanetta, is established for three species and another, Australotadorna, for a tadornine. Phylogenetic analyses (parsimony and Bayesian) of a dataset (150 characters, 61 taxa) show Pinpanetta is an oxyurine and confirm the previously found oxyurine affinity of Manuherikia and Dunstanetta. A monophyletic clade with moderate support is found for an expanded Oxyurinae that has Stictonetta basal, followed successively by Mionetta (Oligo- Miocene of Europe), Malacorhynchus, Pinpanetta, Manuherikia, Dunstanetta, Oxyura and Nomonyx, Biziura and Thalassornis. This same analysis finds anserines the most basal group in Anatidae, so changing position with Dendrocygna, considered by recent authors to be the most basal anatid. A new genus and species of anseranatid is described from a Faunal Zone A (System A, Late Oligocene) deposit at Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland (Chapter 6). This first pre-Pliocene record of the family in Australia is of equivalent age to the youngest European fossil anseranatid, Anserpica from France, but younger than the Eocene Anatalavis of England. Only one of three other waterfowl bones known from Riversleigh deposits is identifiable and is referred to a species of Pinpanetta found in the Etadunna Formation. Mid-Late Miocene deposits containing waterfowl are restricted in Australia to just the Waite Formation (c. 8 Ma) at Alcoota in the Northern Territory. Three bones indicate an undetermined tadornine and an undetermined anatid, different from any known species. The Pliocene record of anseriforms in South Australia is described from the Tirari Formation (Kanunka and Toolapinna Faunas) (Chapter 7). Nine modern species (Anseranas semipalmata, Cereopsis novaehollandiae, Cygnus atratus, Tadorna tadornoides, Biziura lobata, Oxyura australis, Anas cf A. castanea, A. cf A. gracilis and Aythya australis) are represented. A single extinct species, Tirarinetta kanunka, is described and referred to Oxyurinae. From the Parilla Sands, Late Pliocene, at Bookmark Cliffs on the Murray River, a single humerus is described (Chapter 8) and referred to Tadorna cf. T. tadornoides. A total of 11 anatid taxa is described from latest Oligocene-Early Miocene deposits in Australasia, which considerably adds to the global record of seven species previously reported for this period. Considering also the anseranatids, the Late Oligocene – Early Miocene fauna of Australia is thus established as having equivalent diversity to that from similar-aged deposits in Europe, but by the late Early Miocene, the New Zealand fauna was more diverse than any other Oligo-Miocene fauna known. The more limited samples available, compared to those from New Zealand, probably explain the lack of a similar diversity being revealed for Australia from this period. In both Australia and New Zealand, the Oligo-Miocene faunas are dominated by oxyurine taxa, as were those in Europe. The presence of a tadornine in Australia in the latest Oligocene and another in New Zealand in the Early Miocene precede the appearance of this subfamily in the Northern Hemisphere by 10 Ma, implying a southern origin for this group. The Late Oligocene presence of Mionetta in Europe and of Pinpanetta in Australia, and their referral to Oxyurinae, establishes a minimum age for the origin of this subfamily in the latest Oligocene. The establishment of a fauna comprised of modern species by the Pliocene indicates substantial faunal turnover probably in the Late Miocene. This turnover is due in part to immigration of taxa (Cygnus, Anas, Aythya) and in situ evolution (all endemic genera), as occurred in other Australian vertebrates (rodents, snakes, bats). Thus faunal composition in Australia appears to have been more affected by attainment of some threshold in proximity to Asia being breached by the northward continental drift of Australia, than by aridification, which has been ongoing since the Middle Miocene. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1339803 / Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2008

Thesis (M.S.)--Texas Tech University, 1986. / Title from caption (viewed on Aug. 28, 2009). Title from document title page. Includes bibliographical references. Available in PDF format via the World Wide Web.

Submitted by Socorro Pontes (socorrop@ufersa.edu.br) on 2018-04-04T12:11:55Z No. of bitstreams: 1 NathalyNR_DISSERT.pdf: 1122679 bytes, checksum: 055133f17d0923451adb6f3ec9198a43 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-04-04T12:11:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 NathalyNR_DISSERT.pdf: 1122679 bytes, checksum: 055133f17d0923451adb6f3ec9198a43 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-10 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The black-necked swan (Cygnus melanocoryphus) is endemic to South America, and in the extreme south Brazil is found in Lagoa Mangueira, which is part of the Taim Ecological Station (ESEC Taim). This region is characterized by the practice of rhiziculture and its effluents generated with contaminants, are released inside the lagoon, and can affect the life of C. melanocoryphus. Despite this, there are not many papers evaluating the environmental contamination by heavy metals in this place and there are no works in relation to the contamination with this species of swan. The objective of this study, was to evaluate the concentrations of copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb) and Zn (Zn) present in the two excretion pathways (faeces and feathers) and a blood circulation pathway of C. melanocoryphus, comparing seasonally, between the sexes and ages and to see if there is relation between the size of the ninth feather of the wing of this species with the concentrations of these metals. A total of 88 individuals were captured, where 61 individuals were sampled in the summer, 12 in the autumn and 15 in the winter. Samples of feathers, blood and feces were collected and taken to acid digestion for further analysis of the Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn metals by atomic absorption spectrometry. Simple regressions were made to evaluate the relationship between the concentrations of metals found in the origins (faeces, blood and feathers) with the length of the ninth primary wing of the wing of C. melancoryphus (indicating how long the individual is in place). Covariance analyzes (covariance: 9th primary ridge) were performed to assess whether the concentrations of metals at the origins differ according to the age and sex of the individuals. Finally, Factorial Anovas were performed to compare the concentrations of metals in feathers, blood and feces, differing throughout the seasons. Positive relationships were observed between Cu and Pb concentrations in faeces, Cu and Zn in feathers and Zn in blood (p <0.05), for the others no relation was found. Only the concentration of Zn for sex and age presented a significant difference. And for the seasons, only Zn and Cu showed significant positive differences. In this way, the concentrations of Cd and Pb found in feces were superior to other studies using swan species, so that C. melanocoryphus may be suffering from local contamination. For the other metals Cu and Zn, in feces feathers and blood, are inferior or equal to other works, and as they are essential metals they do not present toxicity to the organism / O cisne-do-pescoço-preto (Cygnus melanocoryphus), é endêmico da América do sul, e no extremo sul Brasil é encontrado na Lagoa Mangueira que está inserida parcialmente na Estação Ecológica do Taim (ESEC Taim). Essa região é caracterizada pela prática da rizicultura e seus efluentes gerados com contaminantes, são liberados na lagoa podendo afetar a vida dos organismos. Apesar disso, não há trabalhos que avaliem a contaminação por metais pesados por meio deste organismo e há poucos estudos sobre a contaminação ambiental deste local. O objetivo deste estudo é avaliar as concentrações dos metais Cobre (Cu), Cádmio (Cd), Cromo (Cr), Níquel (Ni), Chumbo (Pb) e Zinco (Zn) presentes nas duas vias de excreção (fezes e penas) e uma via de circulação (sangue) de C. melanocoryphus comparando sazonalmente, entre os sexos e idades e ver se há relação entre o tamanho da 9ª rêmige da asa dessa espécie com as concentrações desses metais. Foram capturados 88 indivíduos no total, onde 61 indivíduos foram amostrados no verão, 12 no outono e 15 no inverno. Amostras de penas, sangues e fezes, foram coletadas e levadas a digestão ácida para posterior análise dos metais Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb e Zn, por espectrometria de absorção atômica. Foram feitas regressões simples para avaliar a relação entre as concentrações de metais encontrados nas origens (fezes, sangue e penas) com o comprimento da nona rêmige primária da asa de C. melancoryphus (que indica quanto tempo o indivíduo está no local). Foram feitas análises de covariância, para avaliar se as concentrações de metais nas origens diferem de acordo com a idade e o sexo dos indivíduos. Por fim, foram realizadas Anovas fatoriais, para comparar se as concentrações de metais nas penas, sangue e fezes, diferem ao longo das estações do ano. Foram observadas relações positivas entre as concentrações de Cu e Pb nas fezes, Cu e Zn nas penas e Zn no sangue (p<0,05), para os demais não foi encontrada nenhuma relação. Apenas a concentração de Zn para sexo e idade apresentou diferença significativa. E para as estações do ano, apenas Zn e Cu mostraram diferenças significativas positivas. Desta forma, as concentrações de Cd e Pb encontradas nas fezes, foram superiores a outros trabalhos que utilizam espécies de cisne, podendo assim, considerar que o C. melanocoryphus pode estar sofrendo uma contaminação local. Já para os outros metais Cu e Zn, nas penas fezes e sangue, são inferiores ou iguais a outros trabalhos, e como são metais essenciais não apresentam toxicidade para o organismo / 2018-04-04

The aim of the thesis was to document patterns in breeding and migration in Swedish Canada geese Branta canadensis, to explain these against the genetic and historical background of the population, and to test predictions of hypotheses pertaining to parental investment. The Canada goose population in Sweden was founded by the introduction of a few individuals in the 1930's. DNA fingerprint similarity between geese breeding in Sweden was on average at the same level as between inbred close relatives in other wild bird species. The genetic variability of the population appeared to be considerably reduced in comparison to that of Canada geese breeding in North America. Dispersal and migration patterns were studied using plastic neck-bands that could be identified at long distance. Most Canada goose females nested at the lake where they grew up. Males were more prone to disperse than females, although most of them still returned to breed close to their area of origin. Geese from three breeding areas in Sweden had different winter distributions, although wintering areas overlapped considerably. Individual geese tended to return to the same wintering area as they had used in previous years. The females' investment in the egg clutch was related to the migration distance from spring foraging areas to the nesting area, suggesting an energetic cost of migration for egg production. Within breeding seasons, clutch size decreased with later initiation of nesting, but only in years with early breeding. A probable reason for this decrease was that body reserves available for egg production were larger in early layers. In years with late breeding, clutch size did not decrease, most likely because late-nesting females could supplement their body reserves by foraging on fresh vegetation. Nest defence intensity was studied by recording the behaviour of the female geese when a human approached the nest. The results largely confirmed predictions for nest defence intensity extracted from parental investment theory. / <p>Diss. (sammanfattning) Umeå : Umeå universitet, 1993, härtill 6 uppsatser</p> / digitalisering@umu

Trichobilharzia regenti is a nasal avian schistosome which has during the initial phase of infection an affinity to the nervous system. Larvae migrate through the central nervous system to the nasal mucosa of waterfowl, where they mature and reproduce. Until now this infection phase has been described only marginally. Adults are located in the nasal mucosa approximately from 13th to 24th day post infection. During this life phase, they migrate through the vascularized connective tissue and lay eggs, the presence of which has been detected in the tissue only. Maturation and hatching of miracidia occur in the tissue (unlike human schistosomes). The parasite causes inflammation, and the tissue is infiltrated with immune cells. Lymphocytes, granulocytes, macrophages, plasma cells and giant multi-nuclear cells were described by histological methods. The thesis is focused on a more detailed description of cellular immune response and histopathological changes of the tissue by means of histological stains, and antibody/lectin probes. The flukes were observed more frequently in the blood vessel lumen, together with a higher number of immune cells compared to the healthy duck. Infiltration by a high number of lymphocytes occurred in the tissue, the macrophages were frequently observed in clusters around the...