Endemic Cyprus Scops Owl Otus cyprius Readily Breeds in Artificial Nest Boxes. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2021 Iezekiel S +8 more
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Nest Predators and Reproductive Success in the Chinese Francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus) Across Two Nature Reserves of Tropical Hainan Island, China [PDF]
AnimalsUnderstanding the reproductive ecology of birds and the factors influencing nest predation is essential for developing scientifically sound and effective bird conservation strategies.
Qingling Zeng +6 more
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The Effects of Prescribed Fire on Artificial Wild Turkey Nest Survival in ClosedâCanopy Mixed Hardwood Forest [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an economically and culturally important upland game bird that has recently declined in abundance across portions of the Southeast.
Mariah G. McInnis +3 more
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Avian Research, 2022 Nest predation is an essential factor affecting bird population density, reproductive ecology and life cycle. However, there are still contradictory results about how nest predation pressure changes with urbanization.
Xingmin Chen +4 more
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Artificial nest predation rates vary depending on visibility in the eastern Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2014 Observational and experimental studies have shown that increased concealment of bird nests reduces nest predation rates. The objective of the present study was to evaluate differences in predation rates between two experimental manipulations of ...
Fernanda Michalski, Darren Norris
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Avian Research, 2023 Noise pollution is a major component of sensory pollution that can disrupt the well-being and functioning of living organisms, affect a variety of life history traits in animals, and reduce their reproductive success.
Xiaogang Yao +3 more
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Artificial nesting success and nest building behavior of common myna, Acridotheres tristis using paper/plastic [PDF]
Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2022 The objective of this paper is to analyze the nesting success and nest building behavior of myna, Acridotheres tristis, using paper/plastic Myna in artificial nest. The boxes were placed at different sites, including University Town, Rahat Abad and Qadir
Arz Muhammad Umrani +14 more
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Multivariate time series analysis for short-term forecasting of ground level ozone (O3) in Malaysia [PDF]
, 2021 The declining of air quality mostly affects the elderly, children, people with asthma, as well as a restriction on outdoor activities. Therefore, there is an importance to provide a statistical modelling to forecast the future values of surface layer
Raffee, Ahmad Fauzi
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Causative factors of construction and demolition waste generation in Iraq Construction Industry [PDF]
, 2021 The construction industry has hurt the environment from the waste generated during construction activities. Thus, it calls for serious measures to determine the causative factors of construction waste generated.
Obaid, Maytham Kadhim
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Carcasses attract invasive species and increase artificial nest predation in a desert environment
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 In addition to feeding on animal remains, many scavengers also function as predators. Carcasses may therefore affect local animal communities by attracting facultative scavengers and increasing predation risk for other species in the vicinity of the ...
Emma E. Spencer +5 more
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