… We investigated effects of ecotourists on reproductive success of hoatzins (Opisthocomus
hoazin) and on hormonal status of their chicks in Amazonian rainforest lakes by comparing …

… In the Amazon, the emblematic, communal nesting Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is
frequently pursued by tourists eager for close views. Such encounters may cause heightened …

… The hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a bizarre, long-tailed, crested … hoatzin should not be
classified among the cuckoos or Galliformes. Instead, our analyses indicate that the hoatzin is …

… hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), has evolved a foregut fermentation system that is similar to
that of ruminant animals. The hoatzin … primitive of birds as the hoatzin chick has two claws on …

… The Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin is one of the world’s most unusual birds in diet, anatomy
and natural history. The presence of claws on the wings of young Hoatzins and their well-…

… The Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is the only avian folivore … The Hoatzin nests in trees
abundant in the habitat. Nests … The diet of the Hoatzin consisted of young leaves and twigs of …

… The Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a unique obligate … The extreme gut adaptations
in the Hoatzin are more similar to those of … TIlE HO^TZlN (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a Neotropical …

The hoatzin is a folivorous bird with microbial fermentation in the crop that consumes plants
that contain saponins. We investigated detoxification activity of saponins by bacteria from the …

The hoatzin is the only bird known to have a well-developed system of microbial fermentation
of plant material (mostly young leaves) in its crop. In this study, we describe the microbial …

… We show that the hoatzin bears a much richer feather mite fauna than previously thought …
We hypothesize that these mites represent a native feather mite fauna of the hoatzin, inherited …

… The Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin is the only known bird with a … To test Hoatzin digestive
efficiency, balance (total collection) … The unique digestive strategy of the Hoatzin maximizes …

… hoatzin..................................... 73 2.5 Joint-nesting in the neotropical hoatzin, Opisthocomus
hoazin… and affects hormonal stress response in hoatzin chicks (Opisthocomus hoazin).............. …

… The Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is a folivorous bird native to areas of South America.
It is … The aim of the work was to assess the potential of the Hoatzin for tannin or tannin–protein …

… The hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is the only folivorous … In this work, the digestive tract of
the hoatzin was studied … The crop of the hoatzin is already formed in newly hatched chicks, …

… Endosymbionts of the crop of the hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin; medium-sized spheroid to
ovoid cells, holotrichously ciliated; oral region near equatorial; somatic kineties on the right …

… The Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is the only extant member of the order … on Hoatzin
haemosporidian parasites and the first documentation of Plasmodium infections in the Hoatzin …

… The hoatzin enzyme and the ruminant gastric lysozyme present similar biochemical … for
the nutrition of the hoatzin. We propose that the hoatzin expresses a lysozyme which has been …

… , from the folivorous bird Opisthocomus hoazin (stinkbird), was … probe key differences between
the Hoatzin enzyme and Hen Egg … The Hoatzin is found in the “other birds” group and we …

… During the breeding season, Hoatzin social units cooperatively … We observed eight Hoatzin
social units. Each contained two to … behaviour of the Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin in central …

The hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin Müller, 1776) is a folivorous bird, endemic to the
Amazonian region. It presents some unique characteristics, including wing claws and foregut …