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Perch selection of three species of kingfishers at the Pantanal of Brazil [PDF]
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023 Selecting a suitable perch can offer many benefits for fish–eating birds such as kingfishers. However, factors affecting perch selection in these species remain poorly studied.
L. C. Peinado, Z. Ortega
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Karyotype description and comparative analysis in Ringed Kingfisher and Green Kingfisher (Coraciiformes, Alcedinidae) [PDF]
Comparative Cytogenetics, 2018 Kingfishers comprise about 115 species of the family Alcedinidae, and are an interesting group for cytogenetic studies, for they are among birds with most heterogeneous karyotypes. However, cytogenetics knowledge in Kingfishers is extremely limited. Thus,
Tiago Marafiga Degrandi +6 more
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Fear of predation drives stable and differentiated social relationships in guppies. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2017 This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Springer Nature via the DOI in this record.Social relationships can have important consequences for fitness in animals.
Heathcote RJ +4 more
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Non-passerine birds from Laguna Melincué Ramsar Site, Santa Fe province, Argentina [PDF]
, 2015 We present a waterbird inventory of the Laguna Melincué Ramsar Site in southern Santa Fe province, Argentina. We record 109 species from 28 families of non-passerine birds, including the 14 Nearctic species, four southern austral migrant species, three ...
Barberis, Ignacio Martín +3 more
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Osteologia craniana de Cerylinae (Coraciiformes: Alcedinidae)
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2007 A anatomia craniana de oito espécies de martins-pescadores da subfamília Cerylinae (Megaceryle torquata, M. lugubris, M. alcyon, Ceryle rudis, Chloroceryle amazona, C. americana, C. inda e C.
Andrés Calonge-Méndez +1 more
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Chloroceryle americana (Gmelin, 1788) (Aves: Coraciiformes) predando lagarto Gymnophtalmidae
Lundiana: International Journal of Biodiversity, 2009 During a bird survey at Ilha da Marambaia, in the municipality of Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro state, Southeastern Brazil, a female of Chloroceryle americana carrying an individual of Placosoma glabella.was captured in a mist net.
Hermes R. Luz +5 more
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International Journal of Ecology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 We investigated the effects of landscape features and forest structure on the avian community at the Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke near Manaus, in the Brazilian Amazon. We sampled the landscape and forest in 72 50 × 50 m plots systematically distributed in the reserve, covering an area of 6,400 ha.
Renato Cintra +2 more
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International Journal of Ecology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 For the first time, and in a large spatial scale, the influence of ecological properties on the aquatic bird community of black water lakes in Brazilian Amazonia is evaluated. Bird surveys were conducted in 45 lakes. A total of 3626 individuals in 48 bird species were recorded; of these, 31 are aquatic, and 18 of these are primarily piscivorous.
Renato Cintra, Pavlos Kassomenos
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Birds of the Estação Ecológica de Itirapina, State of São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
, 2008 O cerrado é um dos biomas mais ameaçados no mundo, apresentando algumas das maiores taxas de destruição causadas principalmente pela agropecuária. Poucos estudos têm avaliado a diversidade local de aves no cerrado, especialmente em áreas marginais desse ...
DEVELEY, Pedro Ferreira +2 more
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