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Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 40, Issue 2, Page 305-322, June 2026.A study of louse flies in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Ireland found 212 different interactions between Hippoboscidae and their hosts, of which 70 were previously unrecorded. No louse flies were found on aquatic species of birds. Host‐switching to gulls (Laridae) has occurred during a period in which these species have started relying on ...
Denise C. Wawman +2 more
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Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 7, Issue 2, April–June 2026.Artificial nest boxes increased nesting opportunities for birds when tailored to their ecological needs. More complex and heterogeneous landscapes with greater forest and shrub cover increased nest box use. Nest box placement height and management‐related factors also influenced their occupation.
Emanuela Granata +7 more
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Parasitic cuckoo catfish exploit parental responses to stray offspring [PDF]
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2019 Interspecific brood parasitism occurs in several independent lineages of birds and social insects, putatively evolving from intraspecific brood parasitism. The cuckoo catfish, Synodontis multipunctatus , the only known obligatory non-avian brood parasite, exploits mouthbrooding cichlid fishes
M. Polačik +3 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.Waterbirds play vital ecological roles in wetland ecosystems. This study reports variations for 34 species of waterbirds across study sites of Usangu Wetland abundance with distribution bias in rice farms. The waterbird population trend is declining because of habitat alteration and hunting hence conservation measures should be taken to enhance ...
Amani Chaula +2 more
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Nestling discrimination and feeding habits during brooding of Chestnut Thrushes
Avian Research, 2020 Background Nestling discrimination and feeding habits during brooding are important factors affecting host selection of parasitic birds. Some host birds can avoid being parasitized by discriminating their nestlings or feeding food not suitable for ...
Tingting Yi, Yue-Hua Sun, Wei Liang
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Precisely targeting host activity for parasitism by Common Cuckoos
Avian ResearchThe evolution of parasitic strategies through tracking host life-history patterns represents a key adaptive trait in avian brood parasites. However, when hosts successfully exploit human-modified environments—such as diverse and concealed nesting sites ...
Guo Zhong +3 more
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Biclustering of the Gene Expression Data by Coevolution Cuckoo Search [PDF]
International Journal Bioautomation, 2015 Biclustering has a potential to discover the local expression patterns analyzing the gene expression data which provide clues about biological processes.
Lu Yin, Yongguo Liu
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Australian cuckoos and their adaptations for brood parasitism [PDF]
Chinese Birds, 2013 The strategies used by parasitic cuckoos to fool their hosts have intrigued naturalists and ornithologists for centuries. Here I review some of the tricks used by Australian parasitic cuckoos to increase host nest availability, access host nests, and fool their hosts into accepting their eggs and chicks.
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Energy Science &Engineering, Volume 14, Issue 4, Page 1749-1764, April 2026.Overview of the under‐study hub energy model showing the energy conversion and distribution among integrated sources and loads. ABSTRACT In this paper, a probabilistic bi‐objective energy management system (EMS) model is proposed for an energy hub (EH) equipped with renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic and wind turbine connected to the main ...
Mohammad Khoshabi +3 more
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Avian Research, 2019 Background Our knowledge of avian brood parasitism is primarily based on studies of a few selected species. Recently, researchers have targeted a wider range of host–parasite systems, which has allowed further evaluation of hypotheses derived from well ...
Odd Helge Tunheim +7 more
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