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An Exceptionally Preserved Specimen From the Green River Formation Elucidates Complex Phenotypic Evolution in Gruiformes and Charadriiformes

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
The stem lineage relationships and early phenotypic evolution of Charadriiformes (shorebirds) and Gruiformes (rails, cranes, and allies) remain unresolved. It is still debated whether these clades are sister-taxa.
Grace Musser, Julia A. Clarke
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Bird Displacement by Wind Turbines: Assessing Current Knowledge and Recommendations for Future Studies

Birds, 2021
Wind energy developments can be responsible for negative impacts on birds, including displacement. In this study we performed a systematic review of the literature available on bird displacement due to wind turbines, both onshore and offshore, to: (i ...
Ana Teresa Marques, Helena Batalha, Joana Bernardino   +2 more
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Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) on the coast of Guerrero, México

Huitzil, 2018
New species records strengthen knowledge of biodiversity and are evidence that understanding of biodiversity is still partial, especially in areas where diversity is high.
Epifanio Blancas-Calva, Marisol Castro-Torreblanca, Iván Briseño-Hernández   +2 more
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Evolution of ultraviolet vision in shorebirds (Charadriiformes) [PDF]

Biology Letters, 2009
Diurnal birds belong to one of two classes of colour vision. These are distinguished by the maximum absorbance wavelengths of the SWS1 visual pigment sensitive to violet (VS) and ultraviolet (UVS). Shifts between the classes have been rare events during avian evolution.
Anders, Odeen, Olle, Håstad, Per, Alström   +2 more
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First data on the trematode fauna of wetland birds in the Samara region (European Russia)

Acta Biologica Sibirica
We have conducted the first study of trematodes in wetland birds of the Samara region (European Russia). A total of 25 trematode species from 12 families were identified in 8 species of birds.
Nadezhda Yu. Kirillova, Alexander A. Kirillov   +1 more
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A novel mitochondrial gene order in shorebirds (Scolopacidae, Charadriiformes) [PDF]

, 2010
Although the mitochondrial genome in birds has highly conserved features, with protein genes similar to mammals and amphibians, several variations in gene order around the hypervariable control region have been found.
Yvonne I. Verkuil, Allan J. Baker, Theunis Piersma, Piersma, Theunis; id_orcid, Piersma, Theunis,, Baker, Allan J.,, Baker, Allan J., Verkuil, Yvonne I., Verkuil, Yvonne I.,, Piersma, Theunis   +9 more
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Charadriiformes

, 2015
Published as part of Smith, A, 2015, Sixteen vetted fossil calibrations for divergence dating of Charadriiformes (Aves, Neognathae), pp.
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The Swedish Arctic Fox Project: 40 years of research in ecology and conservation

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
The 4 central research themes in The Swedish Arctic Fox Project and key deliverables for practical conservation achieved over 4 decades. Abstract The scientific community widely recognizes the value of long‐term studies, especially those with individual‐level resolution; however, maintaining a consecutive data series is associated with multiple ...
Anders Angerbjörn, Julie Bommerlund, Christopher A. Cockerill, Love Dalén, Bodil Elmhagen, Rasmus Erlandsson, Malin Hasselgren, Peter Hellström, Malin Larm, Karin Norén, Magnus Tannerfeldt, Johan Wallén   +11 more
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Integrating vision, audition and olfaction traits: a roadmap for contrasting sensory ecologies of birds and rodents

Oikos, EarlyView.
Sensory ecology seeks to understand how organisms detect and use information from their environment, yet comparative analyses across multiple sensory modalities remain rare. Here, we present a roadmap for contrasting the sensory ecologies of birds and rodents using surrogate morphological and acoustic traits associated with vision, audition, and ...
Raphaël Proulx, Josyane Brouillard, Laurie Provençal, Frédérick Girard, Jessica Bertolacci, Youri Simard   +5 more
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Comparative tests of ectoparasite species richness in seabirds [PDF]

, 2007
Background: The diversity of parasites attacking a host varies substantially among different host species. Understanding the factors that explain these patterns of parasite diversity is critical to identifying the ecological principles underlying ...
Joseph Hughes, Page, R.D.M., Roderic DM Page, Page Roderic DM, Hughes, J., Hughes Joseph   +5 more
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