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Costs and benefits of voluntary attention in crows

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2023
Behavioural signatures of voluntary, endogenous selective attention have been found in both mammals and birds, but the relationship between performance benefits at attended and costs at unattended locations remains unclear.
Linus Hahner, Andreas Nieder
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Potential Health Risks from Uranium in Home Well Water: An Investigation by the Apsaalooke (Crow) Tribal Research Group

open access: yesGeosciences, 2015
Exposure to uranium can damage kidneys, increase long term risks of various cancers, and cause developmental and reproductive effects. Historically, home well water in Montana has not been tested for uranium. Data for the Crow Reservation from the United
Margaret J. Eggers   +7 more
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Waste Disposal Sites as All-You-Can Eat Buffets for Carrion Crows (Corvus corone)

open access: yesAnimals, 2019
In cities and densely populated areas, several corvid species are considered nuisance animals. In Austria, particularly carrion (Corvus corone) and hooded crows (C. cornix) are regarded as pests by the general public that frequently cause damage to crops,
Doris Preininger   +3 more
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Heritability of advertisement call properties of the Japanese quail [PDF]

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology, 2019
The objective of this study was to investigate genetic variances and covariances among features of the male Japanese quail advertisement call. Duration of the first, second and third syllable, the length of interval 1 (between the first and the second ...
M. Sezer, A. Koçak
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Reflections on revitalizing and reinforcing native languages and cultures

open access: yesCogent Education, 2017
The purpose of this essay is to introduce nativist expression, historic practices, and perceptions in describing an important approach to exercising language revitalization based on traditional fundamentals and operational ownership in Native ...
Lanny Real Bird
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West Nile Virus Detection in Kidney, Cloacal, and Nasopharyngeal Specimens

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
We compared kidney tissue samples and cloacal and nasopharyngeal swab samples from field-collected dead crows and blue jays for West Nile virus surveillance. Compared to tissue samples, 35% more swab samples were false negative. Swab samples were usually
Ojimadu A. Ohajuruka   +3 more
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The New Jim and Jane Crow Intersect

open access: yesColumbia Journal of Race and Law, 2022
Presently, the state does not enable counsel to effectively protect the parental rights of mothers who are incarcerated. While parents are incarcerated and their children are in the family regulation system, the New Jim Crow and New Jane Crow intersect ...
Carla Laroche
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Managing Urban Crow Populations in Japan

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2020
Crow (Corvus spp.) populations are increasing globally. This is cause for concern because overabundant crow populations can damage agricultural crops, harm native wildlife, and become a nuisance in urban areas. In Japan, the carrion (C. corone) and large-
Tsuyoshi Yoda
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Exploring the use of the RISK21 approach for Indigenous community-based human health risk assessments: two case studies

open access: yesFACETS
Indigenous peoples in North America are disproportionately exposed to environmental contaminants and may face elevated health risks related to unique socio-cultural ties to the land. Conventional human health risk assessment (HHRA) methods do not account
Katherine Chong   +11 more
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Crow in Persian literature [PDF]

open access: yesتاریخ ادبیات, 2009
In this article, first, the word "crow" is examined from the point of view of etymology, and then its types are briefly introduced; And then the external and internal characteristics of this bird are mentioned and examples are mentioned for each. In this
اسماعیل تاج‌بخش   +1 more
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