Sparrows
"Sparrows" 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.
The family Passeridae comprised of small, mainly brown and grey seed-eating birds with conical bills.
| Descriptor ID |
D046370
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.248.620.750.700
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sparrows" by people in Profiles.
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Madden AA, Oliverio AM, Kearns PJ, Henley JB, Fierer N, Starks PTB, Wolfe BE, Romero LM, Lattin CR. Chronic stress and captivity alter the cloacal microbiome of a wild songbird. J Exp Biol. 2022 04 01; 225(7).
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Tibbetts EA, Safran RJ. Co-evolution of plumage characteristics and winter sociality in New and Old World sparrows. J Evol Biol. 2009 Dec; 22(12):2376-86.
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Rattenborg NC, Mandt BH, Obermeyer WH, Winsauer PJ, Huber R, Wikelski M, Benca RM. Migratory sleeplessness in the white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii). PLoS Biol. 2004 Jul; 2(7):E212.