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Applicability of Non-Invasively Collected Eurasian Goshawk (<i>Astur gentilis</i>) Moulted Feathers for Whole Genome Sequencing Analysis. [PDF]

Genes (Basel)
Kalnina I, Roga A, Gudra D, Liepa E, Opermanis O, Jakovlevs I, Klovins J, Fridmanis D.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Greatest Show (Birds) on Earth: Public Presentations and Their Welfare Impacts on Zoo‐Housed Birds

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
Birds involved in bird shows were compared against non‐show birds regarding show paticipation, behaviour, body score condiiton, and feather condition. Additionally, comparisons between on and off show days as well as before and after the show were made to investigate differences in behaviour and condition. Show birds demonstrated a closer to ideal body
Bridget Cooper‐Rogers, Paige Klingner, Sara Hanson, Justine Partoon, Eduardo J. Fernandez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences between Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus) and Common Merganser (M. merganser) feather microstructure. [PDF]

PLoS One
Li D, Zhang S, Tian R, Zhao Y, Yi G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Diet, phenology and body size shape nutrient release by songbirds

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Animals can dramatically alter ecosystem structure and function through the cycling and transport of nutrients in their waste. While birds are particularly capable of influencing nutrient cycles due to their high mobility, abundance, metabolism and functional diversity,
Linsey Chen, Alexander S. Flecker, Ethan S. Duvall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Erratum: An Exceptionally Preserved Specimen From the Green River Formation Elucidates Complex Phenotypic Evolution in Gruiformes and Charadriiformes

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Frontiers Production Office
doaj   +1 more source

Correction: Widespread platinum anomaly documented at the Younger Dryas onset in North American sedimentary sequences. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Moore CR, West A, LeCompte MA, Brooks MJ, Randolph ID, Goodyear AC, Ferguson TA, Ivester AH, Feathers JK, Kennett JP, Tankersley KB, Adedeji AV, Bunch TE.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Amidst (waste) abundance: world‐making and struggles in hosting a municipal landfill in the Bolivian lowlands Au milieu de l'abondance (de déchets) : fabrication du monde et luttes liées à la gestion d'une décharge municipale dans les basses terres de Bolivie

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In recent decades, solid waste has proliferated worldwide, becoming a pressing global issue. This article explores the role of Indigenous people dwelling within and upon emerging waste scenarios, with a specific focus on involved forms of sociality and ontological contestation. Drawing on the case of a municipal landfill sited on a Guarani community in
Vanesa Martín Galán
wiley   +1 more source

Replicated urban mosaics reveal trait- and species-specific shifts in carotenoid and structural plumage colouration of two passerines. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Janas K, Chatelain M, Corsini M, Da Silva A, Wardecki Ł, Szulc J, Szulkin M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Islam at the monastery: on infinity as subtractive truth L'islam au monastère : de l'infini comme vérité soustractive

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Based on ethnographic research at Rūm Orthodox Christian monasteries in Lebanon, the article studies scenes of Islam at the monastery as they intersect with anxious public debates on, and anthropological theorizations of, sectarianism and ‘Muslim–Christian’ relations in the Mashriq.
Aaron F. Eldridge
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of taxonomy and feeding guilds on waterbirds of the Southern Caspian Sea, Iran. [PDF]

PLoS One
Sinkakarimi MH, Hassanpour M.
europepmc   +1 more source