Twenty years ago Pepperberg set out to discover whether large-brained, highly social
parrots were capable of mastering complex cognitive concepts and the rudiments of …

Human speech and bird vocalization are complex communicative behaviors with notable
similarities in development and underlying mechanisms [1]. However, there is an important …

Parrots of the Wild explores recent scientific discoveries and what they reveal about the lives
of wild parrots, which are among the most intelligent and rarest of birds. Catherine A. Toft …

In recent years, laminate veneer restorations should be considered as a minimally invasive
treatment option for several aesthetic reasons. This study compared direct composite …

Simple Summary Birds constitute an important group within the new companion animals.
Since their popularity has been increasing, it is more common to find them in homes, zoos …

The avian bronchial tree has a unique and elaborate architecture for the maintenance of
unidirectional airflow. Gross descriptions of this bronchial arrangement have traditionally …

Background The increasing popularity gained by pet birds over recent decades has
highlighted the role of avian medicine and surgery in the global veterinary scenario; such a …

Vocal tract resonances, called formants, are the most important parameters in human
speech production and perception. They encode linguistic meaning and have been shown …

Birdsong and human speech share many features with respect to vocal learning and
development. However, the vocal production mechanisms have long been considered to be …

OBJECTIVE To create an atlas of the normal CT anatomy of the head of blue-and-gold
macaws (Ara ararauna), African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus), and monk parakeets …