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Accounting for animal movement during aerial imaging surveys
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.Animals are not stationary during aerial surveys; if their movements are related to the movement of the aerial platform, then bias can be introduced into subsequent population count estimates. We sought to establish a framework for assessing the impacts of animal movement on count error and platform bias by comparing aggregated counts and relative ...
Rowan L. Converse +5 more
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Canada Goose populations harvested in Eastern James Bay by Eeyou Istchee Cree hunters
Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2022 Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) are an important wildlife food resource for Cree people living in communities along the James Bay coasts. According to Traditional Ecological Knowledge, environmental changes along the coast have affected hunting success.
Jean-François Giroux +3 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001 As part of an investigation of an encephalitis outbreak in New York City, we sampled 430 birds, representing 18 species in four orders, during September 13-23, 1999, in Queens and surrounding counties.
Nicholas Komar +5 more
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Open Agriculture, 2020 Results of a recent multiyear experiment conducted on an agricultural plot that was recently converted from boreal forest (Labrador, Canada) suggested that NPK fertilizers contributed to better crop establishment and higher yield but only when it was ...
Abedin Joinal, Unc Adrian
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The Auk, 1913 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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An Outline of a Theory of Play
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
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Genetic diversity analysis of fourteen geese breeds based on microsatellite genotyping technique [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2019 Objective This study aimed to measure genetic diversity and to determine the relationships among fourteen goose breeds. Methods Microsatellite markers were isolated from the genomic DNA of geese based on previous literature.
Hebatallah Abdel Moniem +3 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Wildlife research has benefitted from the development of new methods that allow data to be collected remotely, with less disturbance to focal animals. The proliferation of livestreaming webcams, for example, those used by nature reserves for public engagement purposes, have offered new possibilities for the study of wildlife behaviour.
Kevin A. Wood +2 more
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Branta canadensis (Canada Goose)
, 2023 Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) 4/29/2022 Group: Birds Family: Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Anatidae) Notes Common Names: Canada Goose Observed By: Josh Auld; Alyssia Church; Ben Hawk; Bob Stein; Colleen Cranney; Hannah Deputy; Helen Eckel-Wiener; Henry ...
Ritter, Nur
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Common Eider and large gull nesting associations in coastal Labrador
Arctic Science, 2017 Apparent nesting associations between avian egg predators and their prey have received much interest, with gulls and waterfowl receiving considerable attention.
Gregory J. Robertson, Keith G. Chaulk
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