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Hand-rearing reduces fear of humans in European starlings, Sturnus vulgaris.

PLoS ONE, 2011
Pending changes in European legislation ban the use of wild-caught animals in research. This change is partly justified on the assumption that captive-breeding (or hand-rearing) increases welfare of captive animals because these practices result in ...
Gesa Feenders, Melissa Bateson
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Space and resource use by American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos in an area endemic for chronic wasting disease

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos is a common species throughout North America. Crows play a role in the ecology of multiple diseases and a single laboratory experiment has shown the potential for crows to pass infectious prions, such as those associated with chronic wasting disease (CWD), in their feces after being force‐fed with infected material ...
Tyler S. Walters, Kurt C. VerCauteren, W. David Walter   +2 more
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Optimizing avian translocation success: A systematic review of the effect of release age on survival, dispersal, and productivity

Conservation Science and Practice
The success of avian translocations depends on many factors. Release age is often cited as an influential factor that warrants further study, yet no general guidelines exist to improve the outcome of translocations.
Karl E. Miller, Erin L. Hewett Ragheb, Craig A. Layman   +2 more
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Effects of satellite transmitters on captive and wild mallards

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014
Satellite telemetry has become a leading method for studying large‐scale movements and survival in birds, yet few have addressed potential effects of the larger and heavier tracking equipment on study subjects.
Dylan C. Kesler, Andrew H. Raedeke, Jennifer R. Foggia, William S. Beatty, Elisabeth B. Webb, Dale D. Humburg, Luke W. Naylor   +6 more
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Isospora bocamontensis (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) in captive yellow cardinal Gubernatrix cristata (Passeriformes: Emberezidae)

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2013
The yellow cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) is a passerine found in southern Brazil, especially along the border with Uruguay and Argentina. It is an endangered species and its population is decreasing.
Larissa Quinto Pereira, Isadora Mainieri O. Corrêa, Gustavo Henrique Schneiders, Marcella Teixeira Linhares, Dario Trevisan Almeida, Maristela Lovato   +5 more
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Selectivity and efficiency of predator control methods: a case study from a Mediterranean hunting ground

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Predator control is a widely used management tool worldwide to reduce the impact of opportunistic predatory species, but in some contexts where predators are controlled to reduce negative impacts on game species, there are concerns about the selectivity and efficiency.
José A. Torres, E. Jorge Tizado, José L. Valero, Miguel Gómez, Luis F. Villanueva, Carlos Sánchez‐García   +5 more
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Epizootic emergence of Usutu virus in wild and captive birds in Germany.

PLoS ONE, 2012
This study aimed to identify the causative agent of mass mortality in wild and captive birds in southwest Germany and to gather insights into the phylogenetic relationship and spatial distribution of the pathogen.
Norbert Becker, Hanna Jöst, Ute Ziegler, Martin Eiden, Dirk Höper, Petra Emmerich, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet, Deborah U Ehichioya, Christina Czajka, Martin Gabriel, Bernd Hoffmann, Martin Beer, Klara Tenner-Racz, Paul Racz, Stephan Günther, Michael Wink, Stefan Bosch, Armin Konrad, Martin Pfeffer, Martin H Groschup, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit   +20 more
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Evidence of the trade-off between starvation and predation risks in ducks [PDF]

, 2011
The theory of trade-off between starvation and predation risks predicts a decrease in body mass in order to improve flight performance when facing high predation risk.
Zimmer, Cedric, Poulin Nicolas, Robin, JP, Zimmer Cédric, Mathieu Boos, Poulin, Nicolas, Zimmer, C, Boos Mathieu, Odile Petit, Cédric Zimmer, Andrew Gosler, Petit Odile, Petit, O, Gosler Andrew, Robin Jean-Patrice, Nicolas Poulin, Boos, Mathieu, Petit, Odile, Poulin, N, Jean-Patrice Robin, Gosler, Andrew, Robin, Jean-Patrice, Boos, M   +22 more
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Development of a reliable PCR‐based protocol for molecular sexing of king vultures Sarcoramphus papa

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
The king vulture Sarcoramphus papa is a large Neotropical scavenger that lacks external sexual dimorphism, complicating demographic, ecological, and conservation studies. Reliable sex identification is therefore essential, particularly for wild and managed populations. In this study, we assessed and optimized a PCR‐based molecular sexing protocol for S.
María José Pozo, Juan Mateo Arias, Paul Monar‐Barragán, Daniela Fernández, Paola Cañar, Fabricio Narváez, Maria de Lourdes Torres   +6 more
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Comparative mortality levels among selected species of captive animals [PDF]

We present life tables by single year of age and sex for groups of animals and for 42 individual mostly mammalian species. Data are derived from the International Species Information System. The survivorship of most of these species has never been mapped
Samuel Preston, Laurie Bingaman Lackey, Iliana V. Kohler   +2 more
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