Opportunistic use of a wool-like artificial material as lining of Tit (Paridae) nests [PDF]
, 2012 The lining material is a key element of bird nests primarily serving as insulation for the adult, eggs and/or chicks but collection of such material will have an energetic cost.
Deeming, D. Charles +2 more
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Modeling highly pathogenic avian influenza transmission in wild birds and poultry in West Bengal, India. [PDF]
, 2013 Wild birds are suspected to have played a role in highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreaks in West Bengal. Cluster analysis showed that H5N1 was introduced in West Bengal at least 3 times between 2008 and 2010.
Aly, Sharif S +3 more
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Elevational range and timing of breeding in the birds of Ladakh: the effects of body mass, status and diet [PDF]
, 2009 We studied the effects of body mass, status (resident or migratory) and diet on the breeding elevation range and timing of reproduction of the birds in the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, northwestern India.
Namgail, T., Yoram, Y.T.
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Predator-Proofing Avian Nestboxes: A Review of Interventions, Opportunities, and Challenges
Birds, 2023 Nestboxes are commonly used to increase the number and quality of nest sites available to birds that usually use tree cavities and are considered an important conservation intervention.
Joseph M. Marcus +2 more
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Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2020 Waterbirds are often used as indicators of ecosystem function across broad spatial and temporal scales. Resolving which species are declining and the ecological characteristics they have in common can offer insights into ecosystem changes and their ...
Danielle Ethier +7 more
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Fossilized skin reveals coevolution with feathers and metabolism in feathered dinosaurs and early birds [PDF]
, 2018 Feathers are remarkable evolutionary innovations that are associated with complex adaptations of the skin in modern birds. Fossilised feathers in non-avian dinosaurs and basal birds provide insights into feather evolution, but how associated ...
Benton, Michael J. +11 more
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Evidence for West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus Infections in Wild and Resident Birds in Germany, 2017 and 2018 [PDF]
, 2019 Wild birds play an important role as reservoir hosts and vectors for zoonotic arboviruses and foster their spread. Usutu virus (USUV) has been circulating endemically in Germany since 2011, while West Nile virus (WNV) was first diagnosed in several bird ...
Eiden, Martin +19 more
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Piometra em coelha holandesa (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
PubvetA piometra é uma condição comum frequentemente observada em coelhas domesticadas (Oryctolagus cuniculus), caracterizada por uma infecção no útero que pode resultar em complicações sistêmicas graves quando não tratada adequadamente.
Dandara Francys Rohr Bastos Bastos +7 more
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Airport noise predicts song timing of European birds [PDF]
, 2016 Anthropogenic noise is of increasing concern to biologists and medical scientists. Its detrimental effects on human health have been well studied, with the high noise levels from air traffic being of particular concern.
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Good faith in the reform of insurance law [PDF]
, 2004 Article by Professor John Birds, University of Sheffield published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies ...
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