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Ducks

Known as: Anas, Duck, ducked 
A water bird in the order Anseriformes (subfamily Anatinae (true ducks)) with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.
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Anas carolinensisAnas crecca
Anas platyrhynchosAquatic OrganismsDuck Meat (dietary)In Blood

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Aves

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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Temperature and heart rate as stress indicators of handled common eider
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Techniques for studying nest success of ducks in upland habitats in the prairie pothole region
Abstract : Selected procedures are described for conducting nesting studies of upland nesting ducks in the prairie pothole region… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Social interaction with siblings is necessary for visual imprinting of species-specific maternal preferences in ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos).
This study was conducted to examine the influence of various social rearing experiences on the development of imprinted visual… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Factors affecting prolactin secretion during breeding and incubation in the domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos).
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Incubation in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos): changes in plasma levels of prolactin and luteinizing hormone.
The concentrations of prolactin and LH were measured in the plasma of male and female mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) during the… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Annual cycle of plasma luteinizing hormone and sex hormones in male and female mallards (Anas platyrhynchos).
Comparisons between “wild” and “game farm” mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) were made to assess the differences in the temporal… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Radioimmunoassay of prolactin in the plasma of the domestic fowl.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Intrapulmonary CO2 receptors in the duck: I. Stimulus specificity.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
The carotid body in the duck and the consequences of its denervation upon the cardiac responses to immersion
1. The anatomy of the carotid body and its afferent nerve supply was studied in the duck and a method of denervating the carotid… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Dual mode of synaptic transmission in the avian ciliary ganglion
The ciliary ganglion of the bird is of particular interest because of the unusual morphology of its synaptic connexions. At many… 
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