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Análise comportamental do urubu-de-cabeça-vermelha (Cathartes aura LINNAEUS, 1758) [PDF]

, 2018
Os necrófagos formam um grupo funcional de grande importância nos ecossistemas, sendo os responsáveis diretos pela remoção de carcaças da natureza. Abutres e urubus são os únicos vertebrados que se alimentam quase que exclusivamente de carcaças, sendo ...
Baum, Gabriela Senderowicz
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Surgical management of an open humeral fracture in a greater rhea (Rhea americana): Internal placement of a locking compression plate and post‐operative complications

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, May 2026.
SUMMARY A 17‐year‐old, 24‐kg, female greater rhea (Rhea americana) presented with an acute onset of left wing droop. Clinical examination and radiographs revealed an open, simple, displaced, short‐oblique diaphyseal fracture of the distal third of the left humerus.
Pierre Huberdeau, Thomas Coutant, Aram Arslanian, Emeline Maurice, Fouad Stephan, Sylvie Laidebeure, Alexis Lécu   +6 more
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Preliminary effects of UAS angle of approach on escape responses of a large-bodied raptor

Drone Systems and Applications
Animal responses to unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS) can be exploited to reduce human-wildlife conflicts. We investigated how same-level UAS approaches (0°) would be perceived by Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura; “vultures”) compared to stoop approaches (
Morgan B. Pfeiffer, Joshua L. Hoblet, Bradley F. Blackwell, Esteban Fernández-Juricic   +3 more
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Nestling carcasses from colonially breeding wading birds: patterns of access and energetic relevance for a vertebrate scavenger community

Scientific Reports, 2019
Energy transfer is fundamental to ecosystem processes, affecting productivity and community structure. Large aggregations of colonially breeding birds are known as nutrient sources through deposition of feces, but also may deposit large quantities of ...
Wray Gabel, Peter Frederick, Jabi Zabala
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Emerging threat of avian influenza to the world's vultures

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Jon Morant, Andrea Santangeli, Pablo Plaza, Sergio A. Lambertucci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lead toxicity and oxidative stress in migrant and resident populations of Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

, 2021
Migration is energetically costly for birds, often leaving them in a deficit for fat stores and antioxidants. The Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) has a range spanning from Canada to South America, and has both migrant and resident populations.
Gresham, Alexandra
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The Case of the Missing Green Iguana Predators: Reviews of Ecological Literature Should Go Beyond Google Scholar

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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Seed dormancy explains plant response to mass mortality events

Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 907-921, April 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Mass mortality events (MMEs) are large‐scale, rapid die‐offs resulting in extreme inputs of carrion biomass. Recent work demonstrates the effects of increasing carrion biomass on plant communities modulated by vertebrate scavengers and herbivores.
David S. Mason, Abby K. Jones, Brandon T. Barton, Mike Proctor, Stephen L. Webb, Marcus A. Lashley   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cathartes aura en el Sur de California están expuestos a rodenticidas anticoagulantes a pesar de recientes prohibiciones

Secondary poisoning with anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) has been identified as an important threat for raptor conservation worldwide. In 2019, the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1788 (made effective in 2020), which prohibits or ...
Bonisoli Alquati, Andrea, Poppenga, Robert H., Casalins, Laura, Saggese, Miguel Daniel, Koedel, Alexandria, Overby, Nicollet, Maestas, Jesse M., Ojeda, Valeria Susana, Blumhagen, EmaLee, Bloom, Peter H., Eagleton, Alexandra, Kinyon, Grace   +11 more
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Using multiple data sources to investigate foraging niche partitioning in sympatric obligate avian scavengers

Ecosphere, 2019
As carrion feeders competing for a limited and ephemeral resource, avian scavengers are ideal model organisms to study mechanisms of niche partitioning.
Michael E. Byrne, Amanda E. Holland, Kelsey L. Turner, A. Lawrence Bryan, James C. Beasley   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source