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Intra-specific foraging dynamics reveal anthropogenic impact on harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Danish Kattegat and the German Wadden Sea

Frontiers in Marine Science
IntroductionMarine mammals are apex predators in the marine environment and seals are known as opportunistic hunters which adapt to prey availability in their distribution range. Knowledge about harbour seal diet is a crucial baseline parameter to assess
Kristina Lehnert, Elehna Bethune, Ellen Schulz-Kornas, Ellen Schulz-Kornas, Ursula Siebert, Thomas M. Kaiser   +5 more
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Agent‐based modeling may help to merge research traditions in foraging ecology in Europe and North America

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2017
Although ducks have long been popular research subjects in both North America and Europe, geographical divergences in research orientation have developed during the past several decades for studying foraging ecology.
Matthieu Guillemain, Johan Elmberg, Claire A. Pernollet, Celine Arzel, John M. Eadie   +4 more
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Counting cases, conserving species: addressing highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has become a critical threat to wildlife, shifting from a seasonal epizootic to a persistent, year‐round panzootic with global consequences. Here, we summarise the origin, evolutionary mechanisms, and expanding host range of the current H5N1 virus (clade 2.3.4.4b) and assess its impact on wildlife. Over
Ulrich Knief, Sandra Bouwhuis, Anja Globig, Anne Günther, Wouter Courtens   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Binocular field configuration in owls: the role of foraging ecology. [PDF]

Proc Biol Sci, 2023
Potier S, Roulin A, Martin GR, Portugal SJ, Bonhomme V, Bouchet T, de Romans R, Meyrier E, Kelber A.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Waders in a sea of debris: a global overview

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The impact of plastic pollution on ecosystems and marine fauna is well documented, although research into its effects on waders (also known as shorebirds) remains limited. Given that waders are exposed to coastal marine litter, this exposure could be a significant factor in the decline of their populations. This study aims to assess the global
Yada Trapletti‐Lanti, Mónica Expósito‐Granados, Elizabeth Znidersic, Marga L. Rivas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flies and Flowers III: Ecology of foraging and pollination

Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2015
Diptera are important flower visitors and pollinators for many plant species and in a variety of habitats. Although Diptera are not as well studied as other groups of pollinators, there is a growing literature that we review here about the ecology of ...
David W Inouye, Brendon M. H. Larson, Axel Ssymank, Peter G. Kevan   +3 more
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The costs of extra‐pair behaviours in birds

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Extra‐pair behaviours – reproductive behaviours, including those related to copulation and paternity of offspring, amongst animals outside of a social pair bond – have long intrigued behavioural ecologists, particularly from the female animal's perspective.
Jørgen S. Søraker, Jamie Dunning
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat use of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green (Chelonia mydas) turtles at the northern limit of their distribution range of the Northwest Pacific Ocean.

PLoS ONE
Verifying habitats, including the foraging and nesting areas for sea turtles, enables an understanding of their spatial ecology and successful planning of their conservation and management strategies.
Il-Hun Kim, Il-Kook Park, Daesik Park, Min-Seop Kim, In-Young Cho, Dongwoo Yang, Dong-Jin Han, Eunvit Cho, Won Joon Shim, Sang Hee Hong, Yong-Rock An   +10 more
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Big boned: How fat storage and other adaptations influenced large theropod foraging ecology. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Pahl CC, Ruedas LA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Trade‐offs in avian parental care: a review of theory and meta‐analysis of brood size manipulations

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The selective forces shaping parental care have been studied for over 50 years. While theoretical and experimental work has yielded qualitative progress, the large body of empirical work testing predictions about parental investment based on life‐history trade‐offs has yet to be synthesized.
Rebekah A. McKinnon, Malgorzata Lagisz, Sheeraja Sridharan, David F. Westneat, Kimberley J. Mathot   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source