"Spheniscidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The sole family in the order Sphenisciformes, comprised of 17 species of penguins in six genera. They are flightless seabirds of the Southern Hemisphere, highly adapted for marine life.
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D046429
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.248.860
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spheniscidae" by people in Profiles.
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Mortality of a juvenile Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus, Spheniscidae) associated with the ingestion of a PFF-2 protective mask during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mar Pollut Bull. 2021 May; 166:112232.
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SEROLOGICAL SURVEY FOR SELECT INFECTIOUS AGENTS IN WILD MAGELLANIC PENGUINS (SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS) IN ARGENTINA, 1994-2008. J Wildl Dis. 2020 01; 56(1):66-81.
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A novel alphaherpesvirus associated with fatal diseases in banded Penguins. J Gen Virol. 2017 01; 98(1):89-95.
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Health evaluation of African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in southern Africa. Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 2016 Sep 20; 83(1):e1-e13.