A Picky Predator and Its Prey: How Snow Conditions and Ptarmigan Abundance Impact Gyrfalcon Feeding Behaviour and Breeding Success [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSpecies interactions can be altered by climate change but can also mediate its effects. The gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) and the ptarmigan (Lagopus spp.) form a predator–prey couple that reflects the dynamics of boreal, tundra, and alpine ecosystems.
Annabel Josien Slettenhaar +5 more
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Gyrfalcon Prey Abundance and Their Habitat Associations in a Changing Arctic [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionArctic habitats are changing rapidly and altering trophic webs and ecosystem functioning. Understanding how species' abundances and distributions differ among Arctic habitats is important in predicting future species shifts and trophic‐web consequences ...
Michaela Gustafson +7 more
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First pre-modern record of the gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) in north-east Greenland
Polar Research, 2019 Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) is the largest falcon in the world. It inhabits a wide range of climate zones in the Northern Hemisphere, from boreal forests in the south of its range to the arid polar deserts of the High Arctic.
Gina E. Moseley +7 more
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Sedimentary Metagenomics Reveal Avian Community Transitions From the Last Glacial Maximum to the Holocene. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe used sedimentary ancient DNA shotgun metagenomics to reconstruct past bird communities in northern high‐latitude environments. By using long time series and data collected across a large environmental gradient, we contributed in a unique and explorative way to the understanding of palaeoecological dynamics between birds and their habitat on the ...
Sander MM +5 more
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The Bearded Vulture as an accumulator of historical remains: Insights for future ecological and biocultural studies. [PDF]
EcologyEcology, Volume 106, Issue 9, September 2025.
Margalida A +5 more
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Migration, Habitat and Hunting Style Do Not Affect the Malar Stripe of Different Falcon Species. [PDF]
Ecol EvolMigratory strategy, habitat and hunting style do not markedly influence the size and intensity of malar stripes across falcon species, suggesting that other mechanisms, such as thermoregulation or camouflage, also play a role. ABSTRACT The solar glare hypothesis suggests that the malar stripe of a falcon decreases the sun's glare in the eye, possibly ...
Polak C, Ottenburghs J.
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Пернатые хищники и их охрана, 2023 DNA analysis is a “gold standard” for individual identification and parentage studies as for humans, so for animals (Saks et al., 1991). First forensic testing of the rare animal species DNA occurred in 1991 in Great Britain, when the case of illegal ...
Ludmila S. Zinevich +3 more
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Birds documenting the Anthropocene: Stratigraphy of plastic in urban bird nests. [PDF]
EcologyEcology, Volume 106, Issue 2, February 2025.
Hiemstra AF +2 more
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Flash visual evoked potentials in diurnal birds of prey [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility of Flash Visual Evoked Potentials (FVEPs) testing in birds of prey in a clinical setting and to describe the protocol and the baseline data for normal vision in this species.
Maurizio Dondi +4 more
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Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, 2022 Subgroups of sperm which share similar motility features documented in mammals indicate between-subject variations that might be related to fertilizing potential of the respective ejaculates.
Fahimeh Seyedasgari +3 more
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