Sparrow House, Passer domesticus

Poland House sparrow, Passer domesticus nestlings liver ... 

Pinowski, J., J. Romanowski, M. Barkowska, K. Sawicka-Kapusta, P. Kaminski, and A.G. Krusewicz. 1993. Lead and cadmium in relation to body weight and mortality of the house sparrow Passer domesticus and tree sparrow Passer montanus nestlings. Acta Omitholog. 28 63-68. 

Birds that breed in cavities and reuse their nest sites often incorporate green parts of aromatic plants into their nests. Starlings, Sturnus vulgaris, prefer certain species of plants to others. House sparrows. Passer domesticus, incorporate neem (margosa) tree, Azadirachta indica, leaves into their nests. Extracts from neem leaves repel arthropods and inhibit oviposition (Sengupta, 1981). The aromatic plants are thought to fulfill an important function by keeping down populations of microbes in the birds nests (Mason and Clark, 1986). 

Sengupta, S. (1981). Adaptive significance of the use of margosa leaves in nests of the house sparrow Passer domesticus). Emu 81,114. 

Boat-tailed grackle Quiscalus major House sparrow Passer domesticus... 

Jones, M. (1991). Muscle protein loss in laying House Sparrows Passer domesticus. Ibis, 133, 383-92. 

Genetic fingerprints of seven House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) revealed by RNA probe pSPT 19.6. Three micrograms of Hae III restricted DNA from three sibs (1-3), their parents (4 and 5) and two unrelated adults (6 and 7). 

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