High-Tech Training for Birds of Prey. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2021 Raptors are some of the most at-risk groups of birds in the world and saving these top predators is essential for maintaining the health of many ecosystems. After hospitalization, raptors are often released when muscular recovery is still unfitting when they are unable to hunt efficiently and are at risk of dying from starvation within a few days.
Granati G, Cichella F, Lucidi P.
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Molecular identification of Sarcocystis halieti in the muscles of two species of birds of prey from Spain [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Members of the genus Sarcocystis are protozoan parasites characterized by a prey–predator two-host life-cycle. Sarcocysts are formed in the muscles or central nervous system of the intermediate host (IH), while sporocysts develop in the small ...
Petras Prakas +6 more
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A CHECKLIST OF BIRDS OF PREY OF RAWALPINDI, ISLAMABAD AND ADJACENT AREAS
Journal of Bioresource Management, 2014 Wildlife is declining worldwide due to loss of habitat, pollution, introduction of exotic species, climatic changes etc. Birds of prey are believed to be rapidly declining in Pakistan though no reliable recent data is available and the available ...
Nadia Yousaf, Madeeha Manzoor
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Hard to Swallow: Scaling Relationships Between the Size of Avian Prey and the Overall Size and Maximal Gape of Brown Treesnakes [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSnakes are a useful model for gaining insights into the relationships between predator and prey sizes and resource utilization because their anatomy limits the size of prey that can be swallowed whole. However, data are sparse regarding how commonly gape‐
Shane R. Siers +3 more
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Migrating hoverflies as potential food source for co-migrating insectivorous birds [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceMost migrating birds must replenish energy reserves during migration. Food availability significantly influences migratory routes and can even force migrants to detour, but still little is known about potential co-migration between insectivorous birds ...
Antonín Hlaváček +3 more
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First description of movement and ranging behavior of the Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) from Serbia using GPS satellite tracking [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2021 Understanding the movement pattern and ranging behavior of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia is of great importance for prioritizing conservation action.
Hribšek Irena +3 more
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New insight into spatial ecology of Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) on the Balkans provides opportunity for focusing conservation actions for a threatened social scavenger [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 The knowledge in the behaviour and movement of endangered species is of key importance for the precise targeting and assessing the efficiency of nature conservation actions, especially considering vultures, which explore vast areas to locate ephemeral ...
Hristo Peshev +14 more
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Sex ratio and relatedness in the Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) population of Serbia [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Once a widespread species across the region of Southeast Europe, the Griffon vulture is now confined to small and isolated populations across the Balkan Peninsula.
Slobodan Davidović +5 more
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