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Persian Journal of Acarology, 2023 The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is a species that alters ecosystems significantly, mainly by depositions of guano, which changes the chemical properties of soil and can lead even to deforestation as well as have a significant impact on soil ...
Mateusz Oszust, Piotr Klimaszyk
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Plasma Biochemistries and Morphometric Indices of Body Condition in Imperial Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps) Chicks [PDF]
, 2017 Plasma biochemistries provide a complementary method for assessing physiological and nutritional status of free-ranging wild birds. Triglycerides, total protein and alkaline phosphatase were determined in 110 free-living Imperial Cormorant (Phalacrocorax
Gallo, Luciana +3 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020 Between March and May 2019, wildlife rehabilitation centers along coastal southern California admitted increased numbers of Brandt's cormorants (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) with neurological disease including head tilt, nystagmus, torticollis, tremors ...
Ozge Erdogan Bamac +8 more
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Юг России: экология, развитие, 2022 Aim. To research the Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo L., 1758) ecology during the secondary expansion of the Baikal region.Material and Methods. The material for studying cormorant nutrition was 28 stomachs of harvested birds, visual observations of
E. N. Yelayev +7 more
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Limnological Review, 2015 Since 2005, great cormorants have been observed on the Lake Góreckie (Wielkopolski National Park) shoreline. The population of these birds occurring within the lake has gradually increased. In autumn 2008, more than 100 individuals were observed.
Piotr Klimaszyk +2 more
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Some observations on Seabirds breeding in the Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park.
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1983 In 1980 and 1981 more than 50 pairs of kelp gulls Lams dominicanus, 70 of Cape cormorants Phalacrocorax capensis and 20 of whitebreasted cormorants P. carbo nested in the Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park.
R. J. M Crawford
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Use of social information in seabirds: compass rafts indicate the heading of food patches. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Ward and Zahavi suggested in 1973 that colonies could serve as information centres, through a transfer of information on the location of food resources between unrelated individuals (Information Centre Hypothesis).
Henri Weimerskirch +4 more
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Metabolic rate throughout the annual cycle reveals the demands of an Arctic existence in Great Cormorants [PDF]
, 2011 Aquatic endotherms living in polar regions are faced with a multitude of challenges, including low air and water temperatures and low illumination, especially in winter. Like other endotherms from cold environments, Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Ancel A. +17 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 The south Atlantic coast supports one of the highest assemblages of non-breeding double-crested cormorants (Nannopterum auritum) known and is a convergence area for Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) during the winter months.
Bryan D. Watts +3 more
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Determining trophic niche width: a novel approach using stable isotope analysis [PDF]
, 2004 1. Although conceptually robust, it has proven difficult to find practical measures of niche width that are simple to obtain, yet provide an adequate descriptor of the ecological position of the population examined. 2.
Adams, C.E. +4 more
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