Comunidades de carroñeros en el Neotrópico: patrones ecológicos y comportamentales [PDF]
, 2023 Programa de Doctorado Medio Ambiente y SostenibilidadUnderstanding the processes that allow several species depending on the same resource to coexist are fundamental in the maintenance of biodiversity, ultimately affecting ecosystem functions, and being ...
Naves alegre, Lara
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Vulnerability to lead toxicosis and bioindicator utility of deer scavengers in New York
The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 88, Issue 8, November 2024.Wildlife may be exposed to lead through ingestion of contaminated big game harvested with lead bullets. We identified avian and mammalian scavengers of white‐tailed deer in New York and conducted species vulnerability and utility assessments. Our analyses point to bald eagles as the most vulnerable to lead toxicosis and best‐suited bioindicator for ...
Andreas Eleftheriou +3 more
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Preliminary studies on the impact of the urbanization of the piemonte of Mendoza on the wild avifauna [PDF]
, 2017 Fil: Gómez, Viviana. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas .Fil: Faggi, Ana.Fil: Martínez Carretero, Eduardo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas
Faggi, Ana +2 more
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Underlying factors promoting nestedness of bird assemblages in cays of the Jardines de la Reina archipelago, Cuba [PDF]
, 2017 Factores subyacentes que promueven el anidamiento de ensamblajes de aves en cayos del archipiélago de los Jardines de la Reina, Cuba La evaluación de los factores asociados a los modelos de anidamiento se ha convertido en un aspecto esencial de los ...
García–Quintas, A., Parada Isada, A.
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Observaciones sobre relaciones cleptoparasitarias interespecíficas en el Alimoche (Neophron percnopterus) [PDF]
, 1990 S'aporten diverses observacions de cleptoparasitisme per part d'un aufrany adult sobre un voltor adult incubant, i també tres intents de corbs sobre nius d'aufranys amb polls.
Tella, José Luis, Torre, Ignacio
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The first whole genome and transcriptome of the cinereous vulture reveals adaptation in the gastric and immune defense systems and possible convergent evolution between the Old and New World vultures [PDF]
, 2015 Background: The cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus, is the largest bird of prey and plays a key role in the ecosystem by removing carcasses, thus preventing the spread of diseases. Its feeding habits force it to cope with constant exposure to pathogens,
A Goncalves +90 more
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The shapes of bird beaks are highly controlled by nondietary factors [PDF]
, 2016 Bird beaks are textbook examples of ecological adaptation to diet, but their shapes are also controlled by genetic and developmental histories. To test the effects of these factors on the avian craniofacial skeleton, we conducted morphometric analyses on
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Birds of Sierra de Vallejo, Nayarit, Mexico [PDF]
, 2014 Sierra de Vallejo, is considered a priority region for conservation, and is strongly affected by anthropogenic pressures. The inventory of birds are refers to studies in near areas.
Figueroa-Esquivel, E.M. +1 more
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Edwardsiellosis, common and novel manifestations of the disease: A review [PDF]
, 2012 P?ginas. 82-90Recurso Electr?nicoEdwardsiella tarda es una bacteria Gram-negativa encontrada com?nmente en ambientes y animales acu?ticos donde causa edwardsiellosis o septicemia por Edwardsiella tarda.
Hirono, Ikuo +2 more
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