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Wing myology of Caracaras (Aves, Falconiformes): muscular features associated with flight behavior [PDF]
Vertebrate Zoology, 2018 Caracaras (Aves, Falconiformes, Falconidae) are Neotropical diurnal raptors that belong to the subfamily Polyborinae. The forelimb myology of this group has not been comprehensively studied or compared with that of other Falconidae.
Mariana Beatriz Julieta Picasso +1 more
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Occurrence of a Cavity‐Nesting Tropical Swallow Is Associated to Riverbed Lithology
Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Understanding the factors shaping species distribution is a key challenge in ecology and biogeography. While dispersal limitations, environmental features, and biotic interactions are commonly recognized as key determinants of species abundance and distribution, some species exhibit patchy distributions that remain hard to explain.
Leonardo Esteves Lopes +9 more
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New records of three hippoboscid species on newly captured birds from nature in Paraná, Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaThe aims of this study was to provide new records of hippoboscid flies collected over an one-year period on newly captured birds from nature in the state of Paraná, Brazil.
Frederico Fontanelli Vaz +1 more
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Nutritional osteodystrophy in South American birds of prey [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira: Nutritional osteodystrophy is a metabolic bone disease characterized by increased bone resorption and replacement by fibrous connective tissue, resulting from a diet with excess phosphorus or deficient in calcium or vitamin D.
Luiz G.S. Oliveira +7 more
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The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Volume 107, Issue 2, April 2026.Abstract Knowing about species interactions is essential for ecological research, conservation efforts, resource management, and maintaining healthy ecosystems, but many of these, such as reports of predation, may not always be published in easily located resources—if they are published at all.
Matthijs P. van den Burg, Hinrich Kaiser
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The Southern Crested Caracara Caracara Plancus , Including Its Breeding At Weltvogelpark Walsrode
, 2011 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Bruslund, Simon, Bretschek, Lech
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Zoologia (Curitiba), 2013 The activity of vertebrates that feed on corpses can modify the chronology of the decomposition process and interfere with postmortem interval estimates.
Caroline Demo +3 more
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The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 3, April 2026.We studied the effects of urban growth on wildlife near Parque Nacional Marino las Baulas, Costa Rica. Since 1991, buildings increased 1007%, mainly in the buffer zone. We identified eight native species extracting garbage from containers, with raccoons (Procyon lotor) comprising most detections (84%), and four other species being potential sea turtle ...
Keilor E. Cordero‐Umaña +6 more
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Medicina VeterináriaA avaliação radiográfica é uma ferramenta importante para a investigação do sistema cardiovascular de aves, possibilitando análises qualitativas e quantitativas da silhueta cardíaca. Entretanto, estudos em falconídeos são raros.
Paloma Raphaela de Souza Santos +7 more
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Aspecto médico veterinário legal das lesões em aves silvestres promovidas por colisões com aeronaves
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e ZootecniaThe objective of this study was to describe lesions in four birds, victims of collisions with aircraft, coming from the International Airport of Recife/Guararapes Gilberto Freyre, Pernambuco, Brazil.
L.T.R. Silva +5 more
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