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Survey of Canada Goose Feces for Presence of Giardia

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
As resident Canada goose (Branta canadensis) populations increase throughout North America, so do the health and environmental risks associated with goose feces.
Christopher R. Ayers   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Density-dependent switches in diet:a likely mechanism for negative feedbacks on goose population increase? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Goose grazing on arctic tundra vegetation has shown both positive and negative effects on subsequent foraging conditions. To understand the potential of a density-dependent feedback on herbivore population size, the relation between grazing pressure and ...
Kuijper, Dries Pieter Jan   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Fate of orphans of Canada geese harvested by hunters in Connecticut, USA, depends upon which month the parents were killed

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Little is known about what happens to juvenile birds after one or both of their parents are harvested by hunters during the post‐fledging dependency period. Here, we compare the fate of juvenile Canada geese Branta canadensis that lost ≥ 1 parent to hunters (orphans) during this period to other juveniles that retained both parents (non‐orphans). For 25
Michael R. Conover, Lauren J. Head
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence that life history characteristics of wild birds influence infection and exposure to influenza A viruses.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
We report on life history characteristics, temporal, and age-related effects influencing the frequency of occurrence of avian influenza (AI) viruses in four species of migratory geese breeding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.
Craig R Ely   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Individual Variation in Overwintering Strategies of the Great Evening Bat (Ia io) in Subtropical China 中国亚热带地区大足蝠 (Ia io) 越冬策略的个体差异

open access: yesWildlife Letters, EarlyView.
Tracking with GPS and accelerometers shows that great evening bats in subtropical China use two overwintering strategies: some remain in continuous hibernation, while others switch between torpor and activity as temperatures change. This behavioral flexibility, shaped by climate, underscores the importance of protecting diverse roosting habitats for ...
Zhiqiang Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

ABSURDITAS DALAM DRAMA DAG DIG DUG KARYA PUTU WIJAYA DAN NOVEL PAYUDARA KARYA CHAVCHAY SYAIFULLAH (SASTRA PERBANDINGAN)

open access: yesLingua Franca: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pengajarannya, 2018
Penelitian ini bertujuan memberikan deskripsi secara kualitatif tentang absurditas prilaku yang terdapat dalam drama Dag Dig Dug karya Putu Wijaya dan novel Payudara karya Chavchay Syaifullah. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan penelitian dengan metode
Slamet Riyadi, Ridlwan, Ali Nuke Affandy
doaj  

Hubungan Self Control dengan Intensitas Bermain Game Online pada Anak Usia Sekolah

open access: yesPsikodimensia: Kajian Ilmiah Psikologi, 2018
This research aims to know the relationship between self control with intensity of playing online games on the school children. The methods on this research is quantitative correlation, with the instrument is self control scale and intensity of playing ...
Novita Febriyanti Rahayu Putri   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of risk perception and affect in predicting support for conservation policy under rapid ecosystem change

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, 2021
Conservation conflicts are damaging for humans and wildlife, with differences in people's objectives fuelling challenges of managing complex, dynamic systems.
Freya A. V. St John   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

REPRODUCING OPERATIONAL LANDSCAPES: The Rock Mining for Indonesia's New Capital City

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Indonesia's new capital city is designed to become a green and sustainable city. In this article, we examine the (un)sustainability of the process through which the city is coming into being. Using the sociospatial theory of planetary urbanization, we trace the dialectical relationship between the new city and sites beyond it to show how ...
Bosman Batubara   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barnacle geese achieve significant energetic savings by changing posture.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
Here we report the resting metabolic rate in barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) and provide evidence for the significant energetic effect of posture. Under laboratory conditions flow-through respirometry together with synchronous recording of behaviour ...
Peter G Tickle   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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