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Nestling Diet of Two Sympatric Insectivorous Passerines in Different Habitats—A Metabarcoding Study

Birds
Increasing landscape transformations and urbanisation affect insectivorous bird populations in various ways such as food availability, breeding phenology, or reproductive success.
Daniel Höhn, Juan F. Masello, Marc N. Kümmel, Sven Griep, Alexander Goesmann, Petra Quillfeldt   +5 more
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Illinois Birds: Laniidae [PDF]

, 1973
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Graber, Richard R., Kirk, Ethelyn L., Graber, Jean W.   +2 more
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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Knowledge of Helminths of Wild Birds in Ecuador

Birds
Parasitic helminths are diverse in wild birds globally, but knowledge about helminths in Ecuadorian avifauna is still fragmentary. In the present review, records about helminths (Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, and Acanthocephala) in Ecuadorian wild birds is ...
Patricio D. Carrera-Játiva, Gustavo Jiménez-Uzcátegui   +1 more
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Illinois Birds: Sylviidae [PDF]

, 1979
is peer reviewedOpen Restriction set for Item 98844 on 2017-03-12T01:03:44Z with date null by ejray2@illinois.edu.Submitted by Elizabeth Ray (ejray2@illinois.edu) on 2017-03-12T01:10:53Z No.
Graber, Richard R., Kirk, Ethelyn L., Graber, Jean W.   +2 more
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Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Michelle Márcia Viana Martins, Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg, Ruan da Silva Vianna, Carla Cristina Passos Cruz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Zebra Finch Females Avoided the Scent of Males with Greater Body Condition

Birds
The role of chemical communication in the social relationships of birds is receiving growing attention, but our knowledge is still scarce compared to that of other taxa. Previous evidence suggests that chemical cues emitted by birds may carry information
Luisa Amo, Isabel López-Rull
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A redescription of Cryptosporidium galli Pavlasek, 1999 (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) from birds

, 2003
Clyptosporidium galli Pavlasek, 1999, described from the feces of birds, is redescribed with additional molecular and biological data. Oocysts are ellipsoidal, are passed fully sporulated, lack sporocysts, and measure 8.25 × 6.3 μm (range 8.0-8.5 × 6.2-6.
Sulaiman, I., Monis, P., Read, C., Fayer, R., Xiao, L., Pavlasek, I., Ryan, U.M., Lal, A.A.   +7 more
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Interaction of magnetite-based receptors in the beak with the visual system underlying "fixed direction" responses in birds

, 2010
Background: European robins, Erithacus rubecula, show two types of directional responses to the magnetic field: (1) compass orientation that is based on radical pair processes and lateralized in favor of the right eye and (2) so-called 'fixed direction ...
Onur Güntürkün, Gehring, Dennis, Güntürkün Onur, Güntürkün, Onur, Denzau Susanne, Wolfgang Wiltschko, Susanne Denzau, Wiltschko, Roswitha, Denzau, Susanne, Wiltschko, Wolfgang (Prof. Dr.), Roswitha Wiltschko, Wiltschko Roswitha, Gehring Dennis, Wiltschko Wolfgang, Dennis Gehring   +14 more
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U.S. Consumer Preferences for Cage‐Free Eggs and Hen Housing Policies

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farm animal welfare (FAW) continues to be a divisive issue in the egg industry. In the United States, 10 states and most major retailers have implemented policies or voluntary pledges to transition to 100% cage‐free egg sales. We use best‐worst scaling and discrete choice experiments to evaluate U.S.
Vincenzina Caputo, Aaron J. Staples, Jayson L. Lusk, Glynn T. Tonsor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source