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• Quails

  Author:Meg KearneyFrom:Prairie Schooner (Vol. 87, Issue 4)

  Winter 201333 words Brief article, Poem 1520LPliney told that migrating quails rested in such numbers on the sails of ships at night that the vessels were in danger of sinking. --from 100 Birds and How They Got Their Names All night our ship creaks and groans...

• Transcriptome analysis of integument differentially expressed genes in the pigment mutant (quail) during molting of silkworm, Bombyx mori

  Authors:Hongyi Nie, Chun Liu, Tingcai Cheng, Qiongyan Li, Yuqian Wu, Mengting Zhou, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20145,802 words Report 1360LIn the silkworm Bombyx mori, pigment mutants with diverse body colors have been maintained throughout domestication for about 5000 years. The silkworm larval body color is formed through the mutual interaction of...

• Transient Receptor Potential Ion Channels Control Thermoregulatory Behaviour in Reptiles

  Authors:Frank Seebacher and Shauna A. MurrayFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 2, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 14, 20074,676 words Article 1470LBiological functions are governed by thermodynamics, and animals regulate their body temperature to optimise cellular performance and to avoid harmful extremes. The capacity to sense environmental and internal...

• A low dose of an organophosphate insecticide causes dysbiosis and sex-dependent responses in the intestinal microbiota of the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

  Authors:Eduardo Crisol-Martinez, Laura T. Moreno-Moyano, Ngare Wilkinson, Tanka Prasai, Philip H. Brown, Robert J. Moore, et al.From:PeerJ (Vol. 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 5, 20169,421 words Article 1460LOrganophosphate insecticides have been directly or indirectly implicated in avian populations declining worldwide. Birds in agricultural environments are commonly exposed to these insecticides, mainly through ingestion...

• Wfs1 is expressed in dopaminoceptive regions of the amniote brain and modulates levels of D1-like receptors

  Authors:Triin Tekko, Triin Lakspere, Anni Allikalt, Jaanus End, Karl Rene Kolvart, Toomas Jagomae, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 7, 201710,475 words Report 1360LDuring amniote evolution, the construction of the forebrain has diverged across different lineages, and accompanying the structural changes, functional diversification of the homologous brain regions has occurred. This...

• Phylogeography of the Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) of western North America

  Authors:Damon Williford, Randy W. DeYoung, Rodney L. Honeycutt, Leonard A. Brennan, Fidel Hernandez, James R. Heffelfinger, et al.From:The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (Vol. 126, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20148,743 words Report 1380LWe conducted a phylogeographic study of the Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) using sequences of the mitochondrial control region and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (ND2) obtained from 167 specimens including...

• Cell line segregation during peripheral nervous system ontogeny

  Author:Nicole M. Le DouarinFrom:Science (Vol. 231) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 28, 19864,692 words Article Cell Line Segregation During Peripheral Nervous System Ontogeny A CENTRAL PROBLEM IN DECIPHERING THE MECHANISMS that control the development of the fertilized egg to the embryo and the functional adult organism is how...

• Age Affects the Expression of Maternal Care and Subsequent Behavioural Development of Offspring in a Precocial Bird

  Authors:Florent Pittet, Maud Coignard, Cecilia Houdelier, Marie-Annick Richard-Yris, and Sophie LumineauFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 11, 20128,295 words Article 1410LAuthor(s): Florent Pittet * , Maud Coignard, Cécilia Houdelier, Marie-Annick Richard-Yris, Sophie Lumineau Introduction The influence of maternal behaviour on offspring behavioural and physiological development is...

• Lipidomic modulation in stressed albino rats is altered by yolk and albumen of quail (Coturnix japonica) egg and poultry feed

  Authors:Emmanuel Oluwafemi Ibukun and Gideon Oludare OladipoFrom:Biochemistry Research InternationalPeer-Reviewed

  Annual 20165,160 words Report 1400LCold and immobilization stressors can generate oxidative stress as well as skeletal muscle fatigue. Free radicals cause oxidative degradation of lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates molecules, thereby...

• Addition of binahong (Anredera cordifolia) leaf powder to diets to produce eggs with low cholesterol.

  Authors:Sri Kismiati, Hanny Indrat Wahyuni, Rina Muryani, Dwi Sunarti, and Sri SumarsihFrom:Veterinary World (Vol. 13, Issue 3)

  Mar. 20203,402 words Clinical report 1350LAim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the addition of binahong leaf powder to quail rations on the production and quality of eggs. Materials and Methods: The study involved the use of two hundred...

• SPATIAL ECOLOGY AND HABITAT UTILIZATION OF MONTEZUMA QUAIL IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS OF TEXAS.

  Authors:Curtis D. Greene, Louis A. Harveson, Joshua G. Cross, and Ryan S. LunaFrom:The Texas Journal of Science (Vol. 72, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20204,237 words Article 1220LMontezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) occur throughout the desert mountain ranges in the Trans-Pecos of Texas as well as Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. Limited information on life history and ecology of the species is...

• Cytochrome P450 1 Genes in Birds: Evolutionary Relationships and Transcription Profiles in Chicken and Japanese Quail Embryos

  Authors:Maria E. Jonsson, Bruce R. Woodin, John J. Stegeman, and Bjorn BrunstromFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 2, 20119,112 words Article 1510LBackground Cytochrome P450 1 (CYP1) genes are biomarkers for aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) agonists and may be involved in some of their toxic effects. CYP1s other than the CYP1As are poorly studied in birds. Here...

• The effect of bee pollen on bone biomechanical strength and trabecular bone histomorphometry in tibia of young Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

  Authors:Ewa Tomaszewska, Sebastian Knaga, Piotr Dobrowolski, Krzysztof Lamorski, Miroslaw Jablonski, Agnieszka Tomczyk-Warunek, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 18, 20206,245 words Article 1550LIt has been demonstrated in numerous studies that bee pollen supplementation shows numerous positive effects on health. However, its impact on bones is largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the...

• A Ground-Nesting Galliform's Response to Thermal Heterogeneity: Implications for Ground-Dwelling Birds

  Authors:J. Matthew Carroll, Craig A. Davis, R. Dwayne Elmore, and Samuel D. FuhlendorfFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 30, 20158,957 words Report 1720LThe habitat selection choices that individuals make in response to thermal environments influence both survival and reproduction. Importantly, the way that organisms behaviorally respond to thermal environments depends...

• Temperature fits the bill

  From:Nature (Vol. 500, Issue 7460) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 1, 2013116 words Brief article 1160LIn baby birds, ambient temperature can set beak size. Gary Burness of Trent University in Peterborough, Canada, and his colleagues raised 40 Japanese quail hatchlings (Coturnix japonica; pictured) at high (30...

• Clinical variables of scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) in the southern High Plains of Texas

  Authors:Greg D. Pleasant, C. Brad Dabbert, Robert B. Mitchell, and Byron R. BuckleyFrom:Southwestern Naturalist (Vol. 57, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20121,558 words Report 1260LWe report packed-cell volume and values of aspartate aminotransferase, calcium, creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, total protein, triglycerides, and uric acid in plasma of 154 scaled quail (Callipepla squamata)...

• Effects of using essential oil of Lavandula stoechas in quail feed on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and health status.

  Authors:Ouafa Laghouati, Fodil Arbouche, and Yasmine ArboucheFrom:Veterinary World (Vol. 13, Issue 4)

  Apr. 20203,998 words Article 1460LAim: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of essential oil of Lavandula stoechas (Lavender) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and health status of quails. Materials and...

• Estimating harvest rate and the effects of hunting pressure on northern bobwhite survival.

  Authors:Gregory T. Wann, Paige E. Howell, John M. Yeiser, Ira B. Parnell, and James A. MartinFrom:Wildlife Biology (Vol. 2020, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20207,578 words Article 1520LHarvest limits are an important component of wildlife management but evaluating whether realized harvest rates are close to established regulations is often not done in practice. Also, managers typically only partially...

• Specific Activation of Estrogen Receptor Alpha and Beta Enhances Male Sexual Behavior and Neuroplasticity in Male Japanese Quail

  Authors:Aurore L. Seredynski, Gregory F. Ball, Jacques Balthazart, and Thierry D. CharlierFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 14, 20119,452 words Article 1540LTwo subtypes of estrogen receptors (ER), ER[alpha] and ER[beta], have been identified in humans and numerous vertebrates, including the Japanese quail. We investigated in this species the specific role(s) of each...

• Metagenomic Analysis Identifies Sex-Related Cecal Microbial Gene Functions and Bacterial Taxa in the Quail.

  Authors:Jing-E Ma, Xin-Wei Xiong, Ji-Guo Xu, Ji-Shang Gong, Jin Li, Qiao Xu, et al.From:Frontiers in Veterinary SciencePeer-Reviewed

  Oct. 1, 2021307 words Brief article 1460LAuthor(s): Jing-E Ma, Xin-Wei Xiong, Ji-Guo Xu, Ji-Shang Gong, Jin Li, Qiao Xu, Yuan-Fei Li, Yang-Bei Yang, Min Zhou, Xue-Nong Zhu, Yu-Wen Tan, Wen-Tao Sheng, Zhang-Feng Wang, Xu-Tang Tu, Cheng-Yao Zeng, Xi-Quan Zhang,...