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Plumage and ecology of cormorants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The paper draws on data attending the etho-ecology of four species of cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) in support of an hypothesis for the adaptive significance of the predominantly dark plumage of these birds.
Frost, P.G.H.   +3 more
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Osteological correlates of the respiratory and vascular systems in the neural canals of Mesozoic ornithurines Ichthyornis and Janavis

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 10, Page 2725-2738, October 2026.
Abstract In birds, the neural canal houses a variety of anatomical structures including the spinal cord, meninges, spinal vasculature, and respiratory diverticula. Among these, paramedullary diverticula and the extradural dorsal spinal vein may leave behind osteological correlates in the form of pneumatic foramina and fossae, and a bilobed geometry of ...
Jessie Atterholt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distribution of breeding colonies of cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) in Croatia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Porodica vranci ili kormorani (Phalacrocoracidae) po brojnosti je vrsta najveća porodica reda Suliformes razreda ptica (Aves). S obzirom da su vranci na vrhu hranidbenog lanca, indikatori su biološke raznolikosti i kontinentalnih vodenih i morskih ...
Glavinić, Ivana
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The DIKW of Transcriptomics in Ecotoxicology: Extracting Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom From Big Data

open access: yes
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, EarlyView.
Jessica A. Head   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geographical distribution of the Pinnated Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus): Update and seasonal movement pattern

open access: yesIbis, Volume 168, Issue 4, Page 1483-1499, October 2026.
The Pinnated Bittern Botaurus pinnatus (Ardeidae) is a widely distributed Neotropical wading bird whose distribution and seasonal status remain poorly resolved. Discrepancies among published literature, citizen science records and the range currently assumed by BirdLife International indicate that both its geographical distribution and migratory ...
Helon Simões Oliveira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Rise of Double-Crested Cormorants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
For centuries, people have viewed cormorants negatively. In classical literature, the word cormorant represented greed and gluttony. However, natural resource professionals have long recognized the ecological value of all wildlife, and cormorants are no ...
Dorr, Brian S., Fielder, Dave
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Capture and telemetry techniques for double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) often roost in cypress oxbows and nest on islands making their capture for research studies difficult.
Tobin, Mark E., King, D. Tommy
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A Triassic chronostratigraphic and palaeogeographic framework for the Utsira High area, northern North Sea: Reconstructing a basin‐scale drainage divide

open access: yesSedimentology, Volume 73, Issue 6, Page 2417-2453, October 2026.
ABSTRACT The Triassic succession of the northern North Sea comprises a series of interbedded sandstones, mudstones and conglomerates deposited under a fluctuating arid to semi‐humid climate regime, which are often difficult to correlate regionally due to differing lithostratigraphic schemes and poor age control. Despite existing regional studies on the
Riccardo Sordi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Herring Today, Gone Tomorrow? Sweden's Conflict Over the 2024 Bothnian Herring Quota

open access: yesSociologia Ruralis, Volume 66, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT This article performs a narrative policy analysis of a Swedish conflict that erupted over the EU's commercial fishing quota for Bothnian herring in the north Baltic Sea. After scientists raised alarms and the European Commission recommended closing the fishery in 2024, diverse actors sought to influence decision‐making. Their accounts diverged,
Maris Boyd Gillette   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of age on feeding behavior of olivaceous cormorants [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
A study of feeding efficiency of olivaceous cormorants (Phalacrocorax olivaceous) was conducted at Laguna Nahuel Ruca, a coastal lagoon in the Argentine pampas.
Mastrangelo, Marta Beatriz
core   +1 more source

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