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Predatory functional morphology in raptors: interdigital variation in talon size is related to prey restraint and immobilisation technique.

PLoS ONE, 2009
Despite the ubiquity of raptors in terrestrial ecosystems, many aspects of their predatory behaviour remain poorly understood. Surprisingly little is known about the morphology of raptor talons and how they are employed during feeding behaviour.
Denver W Fowler, Elizabeth A Freedman, John B Scannella   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predators and scavengers: Polar bears as marine carrion providers

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.
Scavenging is a foraging strategy widely used across the animal kingdom and apex predators provide a large amount of energy in a food web by provisioning carrion. In the harsh environmental conditions of the Arctic, apex predators such as polar bears Ursus maritimus can provide scavenging opportunities for many species. Carrion can act as a buffer when
Holly E. L. Gamblin, Andrew E. Derocher, Evan S. Richardson, David McGeachy, James D. Roth, Nicholas W. Pilfold   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ancient DNA provides new insights into the evolutionary history of New Zealand's extinct Giant Eagle

, 2005
Prior to human settlement 700 years ago New Zealand had no terrestrial mammals - apart from three species of bats -instead, approximately 250 avian species dominated the ecosystem.
Holdaway, R.N., Cooper, Alan, Michael Bunce, Beth Shapiro (30433), Barnes, Ian, Heather R. L Lerner (70924), Lerner, Heather R L, Beth Shapiro, Barnes, I., Szulkin, M., Alan Cooper (9827), Holdaway, Richard N, Marta Szulkin, Shapiro, Beth, Richard N Holdaway (70926), Lerner, R., Szulkin, Marta, Ian Barnes, Richard N Holdaway, Alan Cooper, Marta Szulkin (70923), Cooper, A., Holdaway, R., Ian Barnes (70925), Michael Bunce (31164), Shapiro, B., Lerner, H.R.L., Heather R L Lerner, Bunce, M., Bunce, Michael   +29 more
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Avian fauna of Amboli Ghat, Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra State, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018
The present report puts forth a systematic checklist of bird species observed at Amboli Ghat in Maharashtra from 2009 to 2012, along with information on their status.
Varun Satose, Vikrant Choursiya, Rakesh Deulkar, Sasikumar Menon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

H_GRONINGEN - Western marsh harriers (Circus aeruginosus, Accipitridae) breeding in Groningen (the Netherlands)

, 2021
H_GRONINGEN - Western marsh harriers (Circus aeruginosus, Accipitridae) breeding in Groningen (the Netherlands) is a bird tracking dataset collected by the Grauwe kiekendief - Kenniscentrum Akkervogels (GKA) / Dutch Montagu’s Harrier Foundation and ...
Anselin, Anny, Klaassen, Raymond, Milotic, Tanja, Theoretical and Computational Ecology (IBED, FNWI), Bouten, Willem, Koks, Ben, Schaub, Tonio, Janssens, Kjell, Schlaich, Almut, Desmet, Peter   +9 more
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MH_WATERLAND - Western marsh harriers (Circus aeruginosus, Accipitridae) breeding near the Belgium-Netherlands border

, 2021
MH_WATERLAND - Western marsh harriers (Circus aeruginosus, Accipitridae) breeding near the Belgium-Netherlands border is a bird tracking dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO).
Anselin, Anny, Milotic, Tanja, De Bruyn, Luc, Theoretical and Computational Ecology (IBED, FNWI), T'Jollyn, Filiep, Bouten, Willem, Janssens, Kjell, Desmet, Peter   +7 more
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Morphological study for Accipitrid birds (Accipitridforms, Accipitridae) in Iraq; part two [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
A part two of Accipitridae Family members that belong to three genera: Circus, Gyps, and Neophron were documented as morphometrics, distribution ranges, and conservation status were reviewed and comprehensively discussed.
AFKAR M. HADI, SUHAD Y. JASSIM, HIND D. HADI, KHALIDA I. HASOON   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Data from:A large eagle (Aves, Accipitridae) from the early Miocene of Panama

, 2016
We report the first Tertiary bird fossil from Central America, an ungual phalanx from a large, unknown genus and species of Accipitridae from the early Miocene Centenario Fauna, Panama.
MacFadden, Bruce J., Steadman, David W.
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MH_ANTWERPEN - Western marsh harriers (Circus aeruginosus, Accipitridae) breeding near Antwerp (Belgium)

, 2021
MH_ANTWERPEN - Western marsh harriers (Circus aeruginosus, Accipitridae) breeding near Antwerp (Belgium) is a bird tracking dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO).
De Regge, Nico, Vanoverbeke, Joost, Spanoghe, Geert, Milotic, Tanja, Theoretical and Computational Ecology (IBED, FNWI), Bouten, Willem, Janssens, Kjell, Desmet, Peter   +7 more
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Human–wildlife coexistence on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau: The correlation between Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and avian community composition

People and Nature
Tibetan Buddhist monasteries are widely distributed throughout the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and are significant locations for human–wildlife coexistence.
Gesang Wangjie, Yingqiang Lou, Kai Song, Xinhai Li, Yun Fang, Jianhua Hou, Yuehua Sun   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source