"Swallows" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The family Hirundinidae, comprised of small BIRDS that hunt flying INSECTS while in sustained flight.
| Descriptor ID |
D046388
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.248.620.750.725
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| Concept/Terms |
Barn Swallow- Barn Swallow
- Barn Swallows
- Swallow, Barn
- Swallows, Barn
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Swallows" by people in Profiles.
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Medina-Garc?a A, Scherner E, McDermott MT, Hauber ME, Safran RJ. Colonial breeding impacts potentially fitness-relevant cognitive processes in barn swallows. Anim Cogn. 2024 Mar 02; 27(1):15.
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Branco JM, Hingst-Zaher E, Dillon D, Jordan-Ward R, Siegrist J, Fischer JD, Schiesari L, von Hippel FA, Buck CL. A novel method for extraction and quantification of feather triiodothyronine (T3) and application to ecotoxicology of Purple Martin (Progne subis). Environ Pollut. 2023 Sep 01; 332:121943.
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Branco JM, Hingst-Zaher E, Jordan-Ward R, Dillon D, Siegrist J, Fischer JD, Schiesari L, von Hippel FA, Buck CL. Interrelationships among feather mercury content, body condition and feather corticosterone in a Neotropical migratory bird, the Purple Martin (Progne subis subis). Environ Pollut. 2022 Dec 01; 314:120284.
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Reiner Brodetzki T, Lotem A, Safran RJ, Hauber ME. Lack of subspecies-recognition in breeding Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica transitiva). Behav Processes. 2021 Aug; 189:104422.
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Rubenstein DR, Hauber ME. Dynamic feedback between phenotype and physiology in sexually selected traits. Trends Ecol Evol. 2008 Dec; 23(12):655-8.
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Safran RJ, Hauber ME. Evolutionary biology: variation isn't always sexy. Curr Biol. 2007 May 15; 17(10):R368-70.