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Feed depredation by European starlings

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports, 2009
Introduction European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) were first introduced to the United States in the late 1800s. It is believed that the starlings were imported from Europe and released in New York City’s Central Park so that all of the birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s works would inhabit the new country.
G.L. Parsons, M.K. Shelor, Brandon E. Depenbusch, James S. Drouillard, Charles D. Lee   +4 more
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Australian Activists as Storytellers in Digital Spaces: Acquiring Skills, Producing Content and Getting the Message Out

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As modes of activism rapidly evolve, activists—both seasoned and emerging—must increasingly navigate a hybrid terrain of both digital and non‐digital engagement. This paper draws on the personal narratives of 16 nascent activists based in Australia to explore how they develop competencies related to digital storytelling, which is critical to ...
Garth Stahl, Miri Yemini, Claire Maxwell, Yating Hu, Benjamin Adams, Sarah Bergen   +5 more
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A Global Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Methods Used to Evaluate Predation and Diet of Domestic Cats (Felis catus)

Ecology and Evolution
Invasive species, including multiple domestic species, can devastate local biodiversity. Domestic cats (Felis catus) can cause declines in select prey species around the world, and multiple methods are employed to monitor cat diet and predatory habits ...
Hannah L. Lockwood, Maren Huck
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Molecular tools for identification of shark species involved in depredation incidents in Western Australian fisheries.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Shark depredation is an issue of concern in some Western Australian recreational and commercial fisheries where it can have economic, social and ecological consequences.
Seema Fotedar, Sherralee Lukehurst, Gary Jackson, Michael Snow   +3 more
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A conciliatory and persuasive social campaign changes owner behavior to reduce cats' hunting

Conservation Science and Practice
Solutions to the cats‐hunting‐wildlife environmental conflict could benefit from social science approaches. Our Theory of Planned Behavior questionnaire—informed by an elicitation survey of cat owners at veterinary clinics about their attitudes, norms ...
Edith MacDonald, Mark Farnworth, Yolanda vanHeezik, Kevin Stafford, Wayne Linklater   +4 more
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Garryanalyzer: A morphometric workflow and open‐source ImageJ plug‐in for quantitative morphological analysis of Pacific Northwest Quercus leaves

Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Accurate species identification is crucial for ecological restoration and can be especially challenging for understudied non‐model species. Quercus garryana is the only native oak species in the Pacific Northwest and is an important component of the endangered oak savanna ecosystem.
Ziqi Xie, Tan Bahar, Keith Karoly
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular methods for differentiating Phragmites australis subspecies and identification of hybrid stands in the Upper Midwestern United States

Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise In North America, Phragmites australis (common reed) has drawn a great deal of research attention. Non‐native P. australis subsp. australis is a noxious weed that has locally displaced native P. australis subsp. americanus in some areas.
Nicholas P. Tippery, Daniel J. Larkin, Julia Bohnen, Douglas L. Wendell, Neil O. Anderson, Susan M. Galatowitsch, Marie Abbey, Alan G. Smith, Andrzej K. Noyszewski   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Implementation of Electric Fencing for Establishing Effective Livestock-Protection Dogs

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
To be effective, livestock protection dogs (LPDs) must be carefully integrated with the livestock they will be protecting. Others have developed guidelines to assist producers in this training and assimilation process. In many areas fencing is necessary;
Thomas M. Gehring, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Anna C. Cellar   +2 more
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Osteological correlates of the respiratory and vascular systems in the neural canals of Mesozoic ornithurines Ichthyornis and Janavis

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
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, M. Grace Burton, Mathew J. Wedel, Juan Benito, Ellen Fricano, Daniel J. Field   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate change and the increasing impact of polar bears on bird populations

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2015
The Arctic is becoming warmer at a high rate, and contractions in the extent of sea ice are currently changing the habitats of marine top-predators dependent on ice. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) depend on sea ice for hunting seals.
Jouke eProp, Jon eAars, Bård-Jørgen eBårdsen, Sveinn Are eHanssen, Claus eBech, Sophie eBourgeon, Jimmy ede Fouw, Geir Wing eGabrielsen, Johannes eLang, Johannes eLang, Elin eNoreen, Thomas eOudman, Benoit eSittler, Benoit eSittler, Lech eStempniewicz, Ingunn eTombre, Eva eWolters, Børge eMoe   +17 more
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