Genomic insight into the nocturnal adaptation of the black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2022 Background The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) is an ardeid bird successfully adapted to the nocturnal environment. Previous studies had indicated that the eyes of the night herons have evolved several specialized morphological traits ...
Haoran Luo +5 more
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Assessment of the Toxic Effects of Heavy Metals on Waterbirds and Their Prey Species in Freshwater Habitats [PDF]
Toxics, 2022 Waterbirds may be a good indicator of harmful metal levels in aquatic environments. Waterbirds’ organs and tissues were tested for the presence of pollutants, such as metals.
Jeganathan Pandiyan +7 more
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Seasonal fluctuations attenuate stimulatory or inhibitory impacts of colonial birds on abundance, structure and diversity of soil biota [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Soil microorganisms and free-living nematodes were investigated in association with the nesting and roosting habitats of the following piscivorous and omnivorous colonial birds: black kite (Milvus migrans), great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), black ...
Stanislav Pen-Mouratov, Tamar Dayan
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Sky High or Grounded: Nest Site Selection of Herons and Egrets in a Mixed‐Species Colony [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionResource partitioning is crucial for the coexistence of colonial herons, as it allows multiple species to share the same habitat while minimising competition.
Farrah Samraoui +4 more
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Changes of nestling ringing dates in nine bird species over seven decades [PDF]
Scientific ReportsClimate change co-occurs with an advancement of avian breeding season (indexed as laying dates or fledging dates) in the temperate zone, suggesting a causality between them.
Jenő Reiczigel +4 more
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Black-crowned Night-herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) feeding on carcasses [PDF]
Butlletí del Grup Català d'Anellament, 1997 L'alimentació del martinet de nit es basa fonamentalment en peixos, amfibis i insectes encara que en determinades poblacions és comuna la ingestió de joves d'altres ocells. Aquí es descriuen dues observacions de martinets alimentant-se d'ocells morts en una colònia de l'oest de Badajoz.
Parejo, Deseada
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Changes in rice cultivation affect population trends of herons and egrets in Italy
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 The breeding populations of colonial herons, egrets and allied waterbirds in Northwestern Italy increased since 1972, when a long-term monitoring was initiated, up to the end of the 20° century.
Mauro Fasola +6 more
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Avian malaria is absent in juvenile colonial herons (Ardeidae) but not Culex pipiens mosquitoes in the Camargue, Southern France [PDF]
, 2015 Apicomplexan blood parasites Plasmodium and Haemoproteus (together termed “Avian malaria”) and Leucocytozoon are widespread, diverse vector-transmitted blood parasites of birds, and conditions associated with colonial nesting in herons (Ardeidae) and ...
Gauthier-Clerc, Michel +1 more
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ASPECTS OF THE BIRD FAUNA FROM CIRIC VALLEY’S (IAȘI)
Journal of Experimental and Molecular Biology, 2022 The Ciric Valley, which is located in the northeastern region of Iași, integrates a considerable variety of habitats. Wetlands are dominant, being partially covered with compact reed beds. The other habitats are the deciduous forest, and meadows located
Maria-Alexandra Nechifor, Carmen Gache
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Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax [PDF]
The Birds of North America Online, 2009 Leo Zwarts +3 more
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