Radio-telemetry observations of the first 650 km of the migration of Bar-tailed Godwits Limosa lapponica from the Wadden Sea to the Russian Arctic [PDF]
, 2002 In 1999 and 2000, 45 Bar-tailed Godwits Limosa lapponica were supplied with radio-transmitters during spring staging on the island Texel in the western Wadden Sea. With the use of Automatic Radio Tracking Stations (ARTS) on Texel and in south Sweden, and
Gils, Jan van, +5 more
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A moderate position in the debate on the possibility and moral utility of the ethical standards codification [PDF]
, 2017 The popularisation of drawing up codes that are addressed to various social groups is one of the features of the modern world. However, researchers of the phenomenon have not yet reached a consensus about the moral validity and utility of this activity ...
Klimczuk, Andrzej
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Site selection by geese in a suburban landscape [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background In European and North American cities geese are among the most common and most visible large herbivores. As such, their presence and behaviour often conflict with the desires of the human residents.
Quentin J. Groom +4 more
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The 22nd report of the Rarities Committee of the Slovak Ornithological Society/BirdLife Slovakia
Tichodroma, 2022 In 2021, the Rarities Committee of the Slovak Ornithological Society/BirdLife Slovakia reviewed 56 records, of which 46 were accepted in the category A, one in category C, two in category D and two in category E. Furthermore, four breeding records were
Marian Mojžiš +6 more
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Herbivory by Geese Inhibits Tidal Freshwater Wetland Restoration Success
Diversity, 2022 Experimental results from a multi-year exclosure study (2009–2015) demonstrate strong effects of geese on plant cover and species diversity in an urban, restored tidal freshwater wetland. Access by geese inhibited plant establishment and suppressed plant
Justus Jobe +3 more
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Plasma metabolites reflect seasonally changing metabolic processes in a long-distance migrant shorebird (Calidris canutus) [PDF]
, 2002 Migrant birds have tightly scheduled annual cycles consisting of several distinct life cycle (sub-)stages such as reproduction, migration, moult and overwintering, each of which have specific metabolic requirements (e.g., fattening during migration ...
Jenni, Lukas, +2 more
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Environmental Science and Technology, 2019 Arctic-breeding geese acquire resources for egg production from overwintering grounds, spring stopover sites and breeding grounds, where pollutant exposure may differ. We investigated the effect of migration strategy on pollutant occurrence of lipophilic
Daniel J Hitchcock +9 more
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Grotta Romanelli (Southern Italy, Apulia). Legacies and issues in excavating a key site for the Pleistocene of the Mediterranean [PDF]
, 2018 Grotta Romanelli, located on the Adriatic coast of southern Apulia (Italy), is considered a key site for the Mediterranean Pleistocene for its archaeological and palaeontological contents. The site, discovered in 1874, was re-evaluated only in 1900, when
Brilli, M +11 more
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Chenophila nanseni sp. n. (Acari: Syringophilidae) parasitising the barnacle goose in Svalbard
Polish Polar Research, 2016 A new species, Chenophila nanseni sp. n., collected from covert quills of the barnacle goose Branta leucopsis (Anseriformes: Anatidae) in Svalbard (Spitsbergen) is described and female polymorphism is recorded in this species.
Skoracki Maciej, Zawierucha Krzysztof
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Sex-mediated differences and correlations between the anthropometric characteristics and motor abilities of university students [PDF]
, 2020 The aim of this study was to evaluate sex-mediated differences, and the correlations, between anthropometric characteristics and motor abilities of university students performing various motor tests.
Clark, Cain +2 more
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