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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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Rehabilitating wild birds of prey following ocular trauma – should foveal assessment include spectral-domain optical coherence tomography? [PDF]

BMC Veterinary Research
Background The fovea is an area of increased cone density in the avian retina and provides a high level of visual acuity. Damage to the fovea may negatively impact survival of birds of prey in the wild. The goal of this prospective, descriptive study was
A. K. Shukla, M. L. Velasco Gallego, A. Lavaud, J. M. Hatt, S. A. Pot   +4 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, Plećaš Milan, Skorić Stefan, Marinković Saša   +3 more
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The Role of Birds of Prey in West Nile Virus Epidemiology. [PDF]

Vaccines (Basel), 2020
Vidaña B, Busquets N, Napp S, Pérez-Ramírez E, Jiménez-Clavero MÁ, Johnson N.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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, Atanas Grozdanov, Elena Kmetova–Biro, Ivelin Ivanov, Georgi Stoyanov, Rigas Tsiakiris, Simeon Marin, Saša Marinković, Goran Sušić, Emanuel Lisichanets, Irena Hribšek, Zoran Karić, Sven Kapelj, Lachezar Bonchev, Emilian Stoynov   +14 more
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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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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, Saša Marinković, Irena Hribšek, Aleksandra Patenković, Marina Stamenković-Radak, Marija Tanasković   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

"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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Comparison of predation by two suburban cats in New Zealand [PDF]

, 2017
To study the effects domestic cats may have on surrounding wildlife, a complete list was made of 558 items caught in the garden or brought into the house by one cat over 17 years, from 1988 to 2005.
Flux, John E.C.
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Wildlife trade shifts from brick-and-mortar markets to virtual marketplaces: A case study of birds of prey trade in Thailand. [PDF]

J Asia Pac Biodivers, 2020
Siriwat P, Nijman V.
europepmc   +2 more sources