A daily rhythm of cell proliferation in a songbird brain by Vladimira Hodova, Valentina Maresova, Rebecca Radic, Lubica Kubikova

“…Here, we studied whether proliferation and apoptosis exhibit a daily rhythm in the brain of the diurnal songbird zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) and whether the cell proliferation peaks during the dark phase of the day, as in rodents. …”
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Florida's Introduced Birds: House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) by Steve A. Johnson, Jill Sox

“…Johnson and Jill Sox, introduces this small, seed-eating songbird native to the southwestern United States, but whose range has extended to northern parts of Florida since the 1950s. …”
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Mosquito-transmitted Highlands J virus in Florida by C. Roxanne Rutledge-Connelly

“… Highlands J virus (HJ) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus that is similar to eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE) in its natural cycle; it is transmitted from Culiseta melanura mosquitoes to songbirds in freshwater swamps. It has a low pathogenicity in mammals and is rarely seen in humans or horses. …”
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