"Birds" 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.
Warm-blooded VERTEBRATES possessing FEATHERS and belonging to the class Aves.
| Descriptor ID |
D001717
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.248
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Birds" by people in this website by year, and whether "Birds" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Birds" by people in Profiles.
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Wild Bird Reproduction: Neuroendocrinology, Conservation Biology, and Environmental Threats. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2026; 16:471-502.
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A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia. PLoS Biol. 2025 Oct; 23(10):e3003394.
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Sequencing-Based Detection of Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Wastewater in Ten Cities. N Engl J Med. 2024 09 26; 391(12):1157-1159.
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Low achromatic contrast sensitivity in birds: a common attribute shared by many phylogenetic orders. J Exp Biol. 2024 02 01; 227(3).
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Homing and Nest Recognition in Nocturnal Blue Petrels: What Scent May Attract Birds to their Burrows? J Chem Ecol. 2023 Aug; 49(7-8):384-396.
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Household Bird Ownership is Associated with Respiratory Illness among Young Children in Urban Bangladesh (CHoBI7 Program). Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 01 10; 106(3):953-958.
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First description of nest-decoration behaviour in a wild sub-Antarctic shorebird. Behav Processes. 2021 Jul; 188:104408.
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An evaluation of cytokine and cellular immune responses to heterologous prime-boost vaccination with influenza A/H7N7-A/H7N9 inactivated vaccine. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2020 12 01; 16(12):3138-3145.
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Influenza H7N9 Virus Neuraminidase-Specific Human Monoclonal Antibodies Inhibit Viral Egress and Protect from Lethal Influenza Infection in Mice. Cell Host Microbe. 2019 12 11; 26(6):715-728.e8.
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Plumage microbiota covaries with the major histocompatibility complex in blue petrels. Mol Ecol. 2019 02; 28(4):833-846.