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, 2018 Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) Records. Table 3. Turkey vulture individuals were identified by size, shape, and color pattern (Fig. 12). The body feathers were mostly brownish-black, but the flight feathers on the wings were silvery-gray underneath, contrasting with the darker wing linings. The head was small in proportion to the body and red in color
Fischer, Wagner +2 more
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Seroepidemiologic Survey of Potential Pathogens in Obligate and Facultative Scavenging Avian Species in California. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Throughout the world, populations of scavenger birds are declining rapidly with some populations already on the brink of extinction. Much of the current research into the factors contributing to these declines has focused on exposure to drug residues ...
Mary H Straub +6 more
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The Influence of Diet on the Composition and Function of Gut Microbiota in Four Snake Species. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe 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.
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 IntroductionPlastics are found in ecosystems worldwide and can have widespread impacts on organisms and the environment. Cathartid vultures, including the black vulture (Coragyps atratus) and the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), have adapted to urbanized
Hannah C. Partridge +4 more
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Acta Amazonica, 2009 Podocnemis expansa e P. unifilis são animais de vida longa, com uma demorada maturação sexual, o que influencia uma baixa taxa de substituição de indivíduos.
Giovanni Salera Junior +2 more
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Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) from Southern California are Exposed to Anticoagulant Rodenticides Despite Recent Bans [PDF]
Journal of Raptor ResearchMiguel D. Saggese +11 more
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Diversidad de aves rapaces diurnas en la Reserva de la Biosfera Selva El Ocote, Chiapas, México
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2009 LA PÉRDIDA Y DEGRADACIÓN DE AMBIENTES NATURALES ESTÁ AFECTANDO A GRUPOS FUNCIONALES DE GRAN RELEVANCIA, COMO LAS AVES RAPACES DIURNAS. EN ESTE ESTUDIO EVALUAMOS LA VARIACIÓN ESPACIAL DE LA DIVERSIDAD DE ESTE GRUPO EN LA ZONA NÚCLEO Y DE AMORTIGUAMIENTO ...
JOSÉ LUIS RANGEL +2 more
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Soaring migratory birds avoid wind farm in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, southern Mexico. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The number of wind farms operating in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, southern Mexico, has rapidly increased in recent years; yet, this region serves as a major migration route for various soaring birds, including Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) and ...
Rafael Villegas-Patraca +2 more
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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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