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Gaze following in an asocial reptile (Eublepharis macularius) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Gaze following is the ability to utilise information from another's gaze. It is most often seen in a social context or as a reflexive response to interesting external stimuli.
A Kis   +60 more
core   +1 more source

Volitional control of vocalizations in corvid songbirds

open access: yesPLOS Biology, 2019
Songbirds are renowned for their acoustically elaborate songs. However, it is unclear whether songbirds can cognitively control their vocal output. Here, we show that crows, songbirds of the corvid family, can be trained to exert control over their vocalizations.
Katharina F. Brecht   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Functionality of wet grasslands as green infrastructure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Habitat loss is a global issue that affects land cover patterns, ecological processes and the distribution and abundance of species. As a result, many conservation approaches have appeared, such as the European Union’s green infrastructure (GI) policy ...
Manton, Michael
core  

from Away With The Birds [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Poetry by Hanna ...
Tuulikki, Hanna
core   +1 more source

Rapid Antigen-Capture Assay To Detect West Nile Virus in Dead Corvids

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2003
The utility of the VecTest antigen-capture assay to detect West Nile virus (WNV) in field-collected dead corvids was evaluated in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada, in 2001 and 2002. Swabs were taken from the oropharynx, cloaca, or both of 109 American Crows,
Robbin Lindsay   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Corrigendum: “I am Wolf, I Rule!” - Attributing intentions to animals in human-wildlife interactions

open access: yesFrontiers in Conservation Science, 2022
Uta Maria Jürgens, Uta Maria Jürgens
doaj   +1 more source

Capturing Crows for the Protection of Threatened and Endangered Shorebird Species

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2018
Corvids are highly intelligent and capable of thriving in anthropogenic ecosystems. American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) regularly depredate threatened and endangered avian species.
Brian T. Leo, Steven J. Manley
doaj   +1 more source

Urban establishment success of corvids [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Kurzfassung der Dissertation an der Carl von Ossietzky-Universität Oldenburg, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät (2009), angefertigt im Museum für Naturkunde Berlin in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut für Vogelforschung "Vogelwarte Helgoland ...
Kulemeyer, Christoph
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The Distribution and Reproductive Success of the Western Snowy Plover along the Oregon Coast - 2006 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Part of the Oregon Bidiversity Information Center ...
Castelein, Kathleen J.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Startling ravens Corvus corax at foraging: differences in anti‐predator behaviour can be explained by age rather than personality

open access: yesJournal of Avian Biology
When individuals of the same population do not respond uniformly to the same situation, they might experience divergent fitness outcomes, such as different survival rates when facing danger.
Janina Anna Elisabeth Weißenborn   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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