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Anotaciones etológicas de Milvago chimachima, Vieillot, 1816 (Aves: Falconidae)

open access: yesRevista Mvz Cordoba, 2018
Objetivo. Se Describen y discuten pautas de comportamiento de M. chimachima relacionadas con anidación, alimentación, cuidado parental, conductas aprendidas, vocalizaciones y acoso. Materiales y métodos.
Jaime De La Ossa V   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feathers and flu: identifying data gaps in avian influenza host dynamics to prioritize wildlife conservation Plumas y gripe: identificación de datos faltantes en la dinámica de hospedadores de la influenza aviar para priorizar la conservación de la vida silvestre

open access: yesWildlife Monographs, Volume 225, Issue 1, September 2026.
We describe the host response continuum for highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV), including the continuum of host responses to HPAIV infection and exposure based on the primary axis of host competence, ability to infect other hosts, and host vulnerability.
Johanna A. Harvey   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

An aberrant coloured Southern crested caracara Caracara plancus Miller 1777 (Falconiformes: Falconidae) from Brazil

open access: yesNatural History Sciences, 2023
We present an aberrant coloured individual of Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus) from Brazil. The individual has predominantly white plumage with a few dark grey feathers on the body; the legs and face are yellow and the eyes are melanic.
Raone Beltrão-Mendes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relational structure of illegal wildlife hunting in China: A nationwide hunter–prey network analysis

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 8, Page 2815-2827, August 2026.
Abstract Illegal wildlife hunting continues to pose a major biodiversity threat in China, yet there remains no systemic relational understanding of the way in which perpetrators are linked to key taxa. To address this, here we provide a novel framework for understanding and addressing the systemic roots of wildlife crime.
Yi Luo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biomonitoring of heavy metals in the feathers raptors from eastern Anatolia of Türkiye

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution
This study aimed to determine the levels of heavy metal(loid) in the primary, secondary and breast feathers of carcasses of raptor species detected on highways within the borders of Van and Hakkari Provinces. The study was planned to take place between 1
Özgür Özdemir, Erkan Azizoğlu
doaj   +1 more source

The Case of the Missing Green Iguana Predators: Reviews of Ecological Literature Should Go Beyond Google Scholar

open access: yesThe Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Volume 107, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract Knowing about species interactions is essential for ecological research, conservation efforts, resource management, and maintaining healthy ecosystems, but many of these, such as reports of predation, may not always be published in easily located resources—if they are published at all.
Matthijs P. van den Burg, Hinrich Kaiser
wiley   +1 more source

The hindlimb myology of Milvago chimango (Polyborinae, Falconidae)

open access: yesJournal of Morphology, 2013
ABSTRACTWe describe the hindlimb myology of Milvago chimango. This member of the Falconidae: Polyborinae is a generalist and opportunist that can jump and run down prey on the ground, unlike Falconinae that hunt birds in flight and kill them by striking with its talons.
Mosto, María Clelia   +2 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Falconidae Vigors 1824

open access: yes, 2013
Published as part of Cenizo, Marcos M. & Tassara, Daniel, 2013, NUEVOS REGISTROS FÓSILES DEL HALCÓN PLOMIZO (Falco femoralis TEMMINCK, 1822; FALCONIDAE) EN EL PLEISTOCENO DEL CENTRO-ESTE DE ARGENTINA, pp.
Cenizo, Marcos M., Tassara, Daniel
openaire   +1 more source

Vultures and others scavenger vertebrates associated with man-sized pig carcasses: a perspective in Forensic Taphonomy

open access: yesZoologia (Curitiba), 2013
The activity of vertebrates that feed on corpses can modify the chronology of the decomposition process and interfere with postmortem interval estimates.
Caroline Demo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predators and scavengers: Polar bears as marine carrion providers

open access: yesOikos, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.
Scavenging is a foraging strategy widely used across the animal kingdom and apex predators provide a large amount of energy in a food web by provisioning carrion. In the harsh environmental conditions of the Arctic, apex predators such as polar bears Ursus maritimus can provide scavenging opportunities for many species. Carrion can act as a buffer when
Holly E. L. Gamblin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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