Morphological and molecular characterization of Isospora elliotae n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1801) (Passeriformes: Artamidae) in Western Australia [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 A new coccidian species, Isospora elliotae n. sp., from the Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1801) in Western Australia, is described and characterized morphologically and molecularly.
Rongchang Yang +4 more
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“Vicious, Aggressive Bird Stalks Cyclist”: The Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen) in the News [PDF]
Animals, 2016 The Australian Magpie ( Cracticus tibicen ) is a common bird found in urban Australian environments where its nest defense behavior during spring brings it into conflict with humans. This article explores the role of print media in covering this conflict.
Kitty van Vuuren +2 more
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Australasian Pigeon Circoviruses Demonstrate Natural Spillover Infection [PDF]
Viruses, 2023 Pigeon circovirus (PiCV) is considered to be genetically diverse, with a relatively small circular single-stranded DNA genome of 2 kb that encodes for a capsid protein (Cap) and a replication initiator protein (Rep). Australasia is known to be the origin
Babu Kanti Nath +7 more
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The quality of avian vocal duets can be assessed independently of the spatial separation of signallers [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Interactions among groups are often mediated through signals, including coordinated calls such as duets, and the degree of temporal coordination within a group can affect signal efficacy.
Paweł Ręk, Robert D. Magrath
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Does trappability and self-selection influence cognitive performance? [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2022 Recent research has highlighted how trappability and self-selection—the processes by which individuals with particular traits may be more likely to be caught or to participate in experiments—may be sources of bias in studies of animal behaviour and ...
Benjamin J. Ashton +3 more
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Long-term repeatability of cognitive performance [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2022 Measures of cognitive performance, derived from psychometric tasks, have yielded important insights into the factors governing cognitive variation. However, concerns remain over the robustness of these measures, which may be susceptible to non-cognitive ...
Benjamin J. Ashton +3 more
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Social Interactions Are Related to Cognitive Development in Western Australian Magpie Fledglings [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSocial interactions during development can have a significant and lasting impact on adult phenotypes and fitness. Indeed, a growing body of evidence suggests the early social environment plays an important role in cognitive development. However, existing
Elizabeth M. Speechley +5 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 In cooperatively breeding species, the level of investment in young can vary substantially. Despite receiving considerable research attention, how and why investment in young varies with cooperatively breeding group members remains unclear.
Kyana N Pike +2 more
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Stability of referential signalling across time and locations: testing alarm calls of Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) in urban and rural Australia and in Fiji [PDF]
PeerJ, 2013 In many avian species, vocal repertoire expands and changes throughout life as new syllables are added and sounds adapted to neighbours and circumstances.
Gisela Kaplan, Lesley J. Rogers
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Clever strategists: Australian Magpies vary mobbing strategies, not intensity, relative to different species of predator [PDF]
PeerJ, 2013 Anti-predator behaviour of magpies was investigated, using five species of model predators, at times of raising offspring. We predicted differences in mobbing strategies for each predator presented and also that raising juveniles would affect intensity ...
A Koboroff, G Kaplan, LJ Rogers
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