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Wildlife Monographs, EarlyView.We describe the host response continuum for highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV), including the continuum of host responses to HPAIV infection and exposure based on the primary axis of host competence, ability to infect other hosts, and host vulnerability.
Johanna A. Harvey +9 more
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.The Eastern Mediterranean lies directly on the principal migration route for human groups dispersing across Africa, Europe, and Asia. It also encompasses the Balkans, where fauna and flora, as well as hominin populations, are thought to have persisted through glacial periods.
Katerina Harvati
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Birds of the Reserva Biológica do Mato Grande and surroundings, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2015 The Reserva Biológica do Mato Grande encompasses 5,161 hectares of wetlands, restinga forests and grasslands in southern Brazil. Aiming to assemble a list of bird species occurring in the reserve, we carried out 21 monthly expeditions from July 2007 to ...
Jeferson Vizentin-Bugoni +3 more
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Morphometric and Paleobiological Insights Into Pleistocene Sicilian Wolf Populations
Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Pleistocene wolves (Canis lupus) from Sicily represent one of the few known insular populations of this species from that time period. Despite their potential relevance for understanding carnivore adaptations in insular contexts, no dedicated study has previously investigated their morphology and evolutionary significance.
Domenico Tancredi +3 more
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The richness of the avifauna in the Parque Municipal do Sabiá, urban area of Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais [PDF]
Biotemas, 2004 This work aimed to determine the richness of the avifauna of the Municipal Park of Sabiá, urban perimeter of the municipality of Uberlândia (Brazil), and also to evaluate possible differences in composition among the several landscapes in the study area.
Oswaldo Marçal Júnior +1 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Human alteration of landscapes leads to attrition of biodiversity. Recommendations for maximizing retention of species richness typically focus on protection and preservation of large habitat patches.
Jenna R. Curtis +4 more
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Biodiversity is globally threatened by human impacts, including land‐use transformation and climate change, which has prompted a rapid transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources, such as photovoltaic (PV) energy. However, utility‐scale PV plants require vast areas and can lead to conflicts with biodiversity conservation, making ...
Pablo Medrano‐Vizcaíno +10 more
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Heringeriana, 2014 Os aspectos ecológicos a respeito da avifauna no médio e baixo Rio São Bartolomeu se deram através da coleta de dados em 16 pontos, dos quais oito correspondem a ambientes florestais (FL) e oito a ambientes abertos de Cerrado (CS). Os trabalhos de campo
Sergei Studart Quintas Filho +4 more
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Ibis, EarlyView.Artificial breeding structures, such as nestboxes, can potentially influence the population size and conservation status of bird species relying on heavily human‐modified environments such as agroecosystems and urban areas. However, the effectiveness of these interventions may vary, as artificial structures could attract individuals to suboptimal ...
Alejandro Corregidor‐Castro +8 more
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Actividad de acetil colinesterasa plasmática en aves paseriformes: valores de referencia y factores de variación [PDF]
, 2018 La actividad de colinesterasas plasmáticas es utilizada como indicador de exposición a organofosforados y carbamatos en vertebrados. Las aves son particularmente sensibles al efecto de estos insecticidas anticolinesterásicos, que producen depresión ...
Landa, Florencia +3 more
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