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Spatial Distribution of the Goldenrod Ball Gall Insects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The goldenrod ball gall fly, Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera: Tephritidae), is parasitized by two eurytomid wasps and preyed on by a mordellid beetle, and two bird species. The birds are known to prey most intensively near a forest edge.
Confer, John L
core   +3 more sources

Predation risk in relation to brain size in alternative prey of pygmy owls varies depending on the abundance of main prey.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
Large brains in prey may select for adoption of anti-predator behavior that facilitates escape. Prey species with relatively large brains have been shown to be less likely to fall prey to predators.
Anders Pape Møller   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Using GPS and accelerometer data to precisely record egg laying, incubation and chick hatching of Cinereous Vultures (Aegypius monachus) in-situ [PDF]

open access: yesBiodiversity Data Journal
The Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) is a near-threatened species, making detailed monitoring of its breeding behaviour crucial for effective conservation. Traditional methods are often invasive and logistically challenging.
Cornel Cotorogea   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Economic aspects birds of prey usage as bird control operation

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety, 2019
Birds attracted to citys waste landfills represent a significant hazard and additional inconvenience to people. It is necessary to understand not only the reasons for which birds enter the given territory, but also the economic components of the scaring ...
Irina N. Kuznetsova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Corporate governance compliance and disclosure in the banking sector: using data from Japan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Using regression model this study investigates which characteristics of a bank is associated with the extent of corporate governance disclosure in Japan.
Pran Krishansing Boolaky   +58 more
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The index of ornithological attractiveness of facilities for the processing and disposal of municipal solid waste

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety, 2019
In connection with the increase in the number of household facilities attractting birds and the widespread growth of synanthropic bird populations, the problem of ornithological safety is becoming more and more urgent. For effective scaring away of birds
Sergey A. Sergeev   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Who’s for dinner? Bird prey diversity and choice in the great evening bat, Ia io

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2021
The mysterious predator–prey interaction between bats and nocturnally migrating birds is a very rare and incredible process in natural ecosystems. So far only three avivorous bat species, including two noctule bats (Nyctalus lasiopterus and Nyctalus ...
Lixin Gong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Polygamy in the Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus: Individual Variation in Hunting Performance and Number of Mates [PDF]

open access: yes, 1982
1. Theories postulating that sexual task differentiation may lead to polygamy such that the sex investing the least effort in raising the offspring, engages in simultaneous matings, contrast with polygyny in raptors where the male provides most of the ...
Altenburg, Wibe,   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Causes, temporal trends, and the effects of urbanization on admissions of wild raptors to rehabilitation centers in England and Wales

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2022
Data from wildlife rehabilitation centers (WRCs) can provide on‐the‐ground records of causes of raptor morbidity and mortality, allowing threat patterns to be explored throughout time and space.
Connor T. Panter   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hippoboscid flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) on birds of prey in the Atlantic Forest, Minas Gerais, Brazil

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021
Hippoboscid flies are potential ectoparasites of several avian orders, including birds of prey, a group formed by the orders Falconiformes, Strigiformes, Cathartiformes and Accipitriformes.
Glauber Thiago Martins Barino   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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