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Helminth communities of owls (strigiformes) indicate strong biological and ecological differences from birds of prey (accipitriformes and falconiformes) in southern Italy. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
We compared the helminth communities of 5 owl species from Calabria (Italy) and evaluated the effect of phylogenetic and ecological factors on community structure. Two host taxonomic scales were considered, i.e., owl species, and owls vs.
Mario Santoro, Simonetta Mattiucci, Giuseppe Nascetti, John M Kinsella, Francesca Di Prisco, Sabatino Troisi, Nicola D'Alessio, Vincenzo Veneziano, Francisco J Aznar   +8 more
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The value of a mouthful: Flight initiation distance as an opportunity cost [PDF]

, 2015
Flight initiation distance of animals when approached by a potential predator reflects the risk that an individual is willing to take when the individual has to gauge the value of staying put relative to the cost of flight.
Møller, Anders Pape
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Scale and intensity of intertidal habitat use by knots Calidris canutus in the Western Wadden Sea in relation to food, friends and foes [PDF]

, 1993
In August-October 1988-1992 we studied the distribution and abundance of knots Calidris canutus around Griend in the western Wadden Sea, and the extent to which these can be explained by benthic prey availability and presence of avian predators.
Abrahams, Alerstam, Altenburg, Andrewartha, Anita Koolhaas, Anne Dekinga, Baretta-Becker, Beukema, Bijlsma, Bijlsma, Boere, Boere, Brouwer, Bryant, Burger, Cadée, Cadée, Clutton-Brock, Colwell, Connors, Cresswell, Dankers, Davidson, De Groot, Dekinga, Elton, Ens, Essink, Goss-Custard, Goss-Custard, Goss-Custard, Goss-Custard, Goss-Custard, Goss-Custard, Goss-Custard, Goss-Custard, Goss-Custard, Gudmundsson, Guillemette, Handel, Hicklin, Hulscher, Jarman, Krebs, Lindström, Meire, Mock, Mouritsen, Myers, Ntiamoa-Baidu, Page, Pennycuick, Pfister, Phil Battley, Piersma, Piersma, Piersma, Piersma, Piersma, Pim Wolf, Poot, Popko Wiersma, Prater, Reading, Rinke Hoekstra, Shepherd, Sutherland, Symonds, Taylor, Theunis Piersma, Van Dijk, Veen, Vézina, Ward, Whitfield, Wiersma, Wilson, Zegers, Zwarts, Zwarts, Zwarts, Zwarts, Zwarts, Zwarts, Zwarts, Zwarts, Zwarts, Zwarts   +87 more
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"Freshwater killer whales": beaching behavior of an alien fish to hunt land birds [PDF]

, 2012
The behavioral strategies developed by predators to capture and kill their prey are fascinating, notably for predators that forage for prey at, or beyond, the boundaries of their ecosystem.
AC Parnell, Arthur Compin, BL Sargeant, C Guinet, CR Rutz, CT Darimont, CV Baxter, DA Holway, DI Bolnick, Dirk Steinke, DM Post, DM Post, Frédéric Azémar, Frédéric Santoul, GH Copp, J Cucherousset, J Cucherousset, J Cucherousset, J Syväranta, JD Pruetz, Julien Cucherousset, Mathieu Guillaume, MJ Vander Zanden, MS Araújo, MS Araújo, MT Tinker, N Poulet, P Bartels, R Stone, S Boulêtreau, S Nakano, S Schuster, Stéphanie Boulêtreau   +32 more
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Diversity and Abundance of Birds of Prey and Owls in Four selected Areas in South Western Nigeria [PDF]

, 2016
This study examined the birds of prey and owls diversity and abundance in four selected areas South Western Nigeria. The study was carried out in two agro ecological zones, LFCW and OOYP in the Guinea savanna zone and ONP and IFR in the rain forest agro ...
F, O. E. (Okosodo), O, O. J. (Orimaye), S, O. O. (Odewumi)   +2 more
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Forms of protective behavior of synanthropic birds in response to the biorepellent effect

RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety, 2019
The purpose of this scientific and practical research is to increase efficiency of the use of biorepellent (birds of prey) while ensuring the ornithological safety of facilities for the municipal solid waste recycling and disposal.
Ildar R Enaleev, Sergey A Sergeev
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The fast and forceful kicking strike of the secretary bird [PDF]

, 2016
The study of animal locomotion has uncovered principles that can be applied to bio-inspired robotics, prosthetics and rehabilitation medicine, while also providing insight into musculoskeletal form and function [1, 2, 3, 4].
Biewener, Birn-Jeffery, Campbell P. Murn, Daley, Emily L. Sparkes, Ernesto-Blanco, Henry, Maloiy, Martin, Monica A. Daley, Patek, Steven J. Portugal, Steyn, Usherwood   +13 more
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Molecular data support Bombus sonorus and Bombus pensylvanicus (Hymenoptera, Apidae) as distinct species [PDF]

Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Despite their distinctive banding patterns, setal coloration, and geographic ranges, the Sonoran bumble bee (Bombus sonorus Say, 1837) and the American bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus De Geer, 1773) are often treated as conspecific, with some ...
Jessica L. Beckham, Jeff A. Johnson, Russell S. Pfau   +2 more
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Attraction to Smelly Food in Birds: Insectivorous Birds Discriminate between the Pheromones of Their Prey and Those of Non-Prey Insects

Biology, 2021
Natural selection has favored the evolution of different capabilities that allow animals to obtain food—e.g., the development of senses for improving prey/food detection.
Luisa Amo, Irene Saavedra
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Prothonotary warbler nestling growth and condition inresponse to variation in aquatic and terrestrial preyavailability [PDF]

, 2016
Aquatic prey subsidies entering terrestrial habitats are well documented, but little is known about the degree to which these resources provide fitness benefits to riparian consumers.
Bulluck, Lesley P., Dodson, Jenna C., Moy, Nicholas J.   +2 more
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