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Navigating Storms: Examining Vultures’ Behavior in Response to Extreme Weather Events
Diversity, 2023 Extreme weather events such as hurricanes and tornadoes have been found to change the spatial and temporal abundance of raptors by decreasing survival and forcing the emigration of individuals, or by increasing habitat heterogeneity and facilitating ...
Adrián Naveda-Rodríguez, Scott A. Rush
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Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue S1, December 2025.We flew UAVs with thermal cameras over roost locations of GPS‐tagged wild turkeys to assess the viability of UAVs as a population survey tool. We trained a deep‐learning model to detect and count turkeys in thermal video, and were able to incorporate environmental variables to accurately estimate the number of wild turkeys sampled.
Allison R. Schumacher +6 more
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Scavenger dynamics at cervid carcasses in a chronic wasting disease endemic zone
The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 89, Issue 8, November 2025.This study quantifies scavenger species use of 20 deer carcasses in a chronic wasting disease endemic zone, including species‐specific time spent on carcasses and carcass materials consumed. We discuss the implications of our results for scavengers' roles in potential disease transmission dynamics.
Kelly C. Bye +2 more
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Stop and Smell the Pollen: The Role of Olfaction and Vision of the Oriental Honey Buzzard in Identifying Food. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The importance of olfaction for various avian behaviors has become increasingly evident. So far, the use of olfaction for food detection among raptors has only been demonstrated for Cathartes vultures.
Shu-Yi Yang +2 more
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Restoration Ecology, Volume 33, Issue 8, November 2025.Oyster reef restoration has become increasingly crucial due to global population declines. Intertidal oyster reefs provide essential foraging and loafing (resting) grounds to estuarine fauna. To reduce plastic pollution from traditional materials, biodegradable restoration materials have been introduced and are shown to support oyster recruitment ...
Tara L. Blanchard +3 more
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Two new reports of leucistic birds from Mexico
HuitzilWe present two new records of leucism in two bird species from two locations in Mexico. First, we report one leucistic Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica); the individual was a nestling observed between 15 July and 6 August 2010, in a suburban area of ...
Oscar Francisco Reyna Bustos +1 more
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A case of predation of an Eurasian Eagle Owl by a Bonelli's eagle. [PDF]
, 2016 Although some of these hypotheses are not mutually exclusive, in light of our field observations and experience with both species in the study area, we would favor the first hypothesis as food availability is low in our study area (P.
García Ripollés, Clara +3 more
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The Influence of Diet on the Composition and Function of Gut Microbiota in Four Snake Species
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.The results of this study provide comprehensive data to differentiate the gut microbiota composition structures among four snake species with distinct dietary preferences, explore their potential functions, and identify possible correlations between gut microbial composition and diet.
Huina Song +10 more
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Effects of vehicle speed on flight initiation by Turkey vultures: implications for bird-vehicle collisions. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The avoidance of motorized vehicles is a common challenge for birds in the modern world. Birds appear to rely on antipredator behaviors to avoid vehicles, but modern vehicles (automobiles and aircraft) are faster than natural predators.
Travis L DeVault +4 more
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El Aguilucho Jote (Buteo albonotatus) en Argentina [PDF]
, 2014 En este trabajo confirmamos mediante fotografías la presencia del Aguilucho Jote en Argentina en seis localidades, reportamos observaciones sin documentación en siete nuevas localidades, demostramos la existencia de al menos un reporte erróneo de la ...
Almiron, Daniel +5 more
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