"Ducks" 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.
A water bird in the order Anseriformes (subfamily Anatinae (true ducks)) with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.
| Descriptor ID |
D004372
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.248.050.200 B01.050.150.900.248.617.345
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ducks" by people in Profiles.
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Lavretsky P, Hern?ndez F, Swale T, Mohl JE. Chromosomal-level reference genome of a wild North American mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). G3 (Bethesda). 2023 09 30; 13(10).
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Lavretsky P, Mohl JE, S?derquist P, Kraus RHS, Schummer ML, Brown JI. The meaning of wild: Genetic and adaptive consequences from large-scale releases of domestic mallards. Commun Biol. 2023 08 05; 6(1):819.
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Lavretsky P, McInerney NR, Mohl JE, Brown JI, James HF, McCracken KG, Fleischer RC. Assessing changes in genomic divergence following a century of human-mediated secondary contact among wild and captive-bred ducks. Mol Ecol. 2020 02; 29(3):578-595.
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Cadmus KJ, Mete A, Harris M, Anderson D, Davison S, Sato Y, Helm J, Boger L, Odani J, Ficken MD, Pabilonia KL. Causes of mortality in backyard poultry in eight states in the United States. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2019 May; 31(3):318-326.
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King MD, Guentzel MN, Arulanandam BP, Bodour AA, Brahmakshatriya V, Lupiani B, Chambers JP. Effects of bacterial microflora of the lower digestive tract of free-range waterfowl on influenza virus activation. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Jun; 77(12):4119-25.
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Hsieh YL, Chowdhury I, Chien JT, Chatterjee A, Yu JY. Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the cDNA encoding thyroid-stimulating hormone beta-subunit of common duck and mule duck pituitaries: in vitro regulation of steady-state TSHbeta mRNA level. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Mar; 146(3):307-17.
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Bristol JR, Mayberry LF, Bueno R, Canaris AG. Coccidia of surface-feeding ducks from the central flyway, Texas. J Parasitol. 1981 Apr; 67(2):276-7.