"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 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ducks" by people in Profiles.
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Lavretsky P, Kraai KJ, Butler D, Morel J, VonBank JA, Marty JR, Musni VM, Collins DP. Human-Induced Range Expansions Result in a Recent Hybrid Zone between Sister Species of Ducks. Genes (Basel). 2024 May 21; 15(6).
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Kaminski M, Brown JI, Seibert SR, Hern?ndez F, Duya MV, Fontanilla IKC, Roshier D, Miles A, Joseph L, Peters JL, Lavretsky P. Determining evolutionary origin and phylogenetic relationships of mallard-like ducks of Oceania, greater Indonesia, and the Philippines with ddRAD-seq data. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2024 Aug; 197:108085.
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Hern?ndez F, Janzen T, Lavretsky P. simRestore: A decision-making tool for adaptive management of the native genetic status of wild populations. Mol Ecol Resour. 2024 Feb; 24(2):e13892.
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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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Schell ER, McCracken KG, Scott GR, White J, Lavretsky P, Dawson NJ. Consistent changes in muscle metabolism underlie dive performance across multiple lineages of diving ducks. Proc Biol Sci. 2023 09 27; 290(2007):20231466.
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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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Schummer ML, Simpson J, Shirkey B, Kucia SR, Lavretsky P, Tozer DC. Population genetics and geographic origins of mallards harvested in northwestern Ohio. PLoS One. 2023; 18(3):e0282874.
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Lavretsky P, Hoyt A, Musni VM, Howell D, Williams CK. Frequency and types of alternative breeding strategies employed by nesting American black ducks in North Carolina. PLoS One. 2023; 18(2):e0278905.
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Brown JI, Hern?ndez F, Engilis A, Hern?ndez-Ba?os BE, Collins D, Lavretsky P. Genomic and morphological data shed light on the complexities of shared ancestry between closely related duck species. Sci Rep. 2022 06 17; 12(1):10212.
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Brown JI, Harrigan RJ, Lavretsky P. Evolutionary and ecological drivers of local adaptation and speciation in a North American avian species complex. Mol Ecol. 2022 05; 31(9):2578-2593.