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Eye morphology contributes to the ecology and evolution of the aquatic avifauna

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, Volume 93, Issue 9, Page 1262-1274, September 2024.
Aquatic birds are notable among the global avifauna for living in environments exposed to large amounts of light. Here, I show that eye size strongly predicts key aspects of aquatic bird ecology, including foraging behaviour, diet, height of aerial plunge dives, and depths of underwater pursuit dives. Abstract Aquatic birds are notable among the global
Ian J. Ausprey
wiley   +1 more source

Phenetic Relationships within the Family Gruidae

open access: yes, 1979
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Kurgede (sugukond Gruidae) rändeökoloogia

open access: yes, 2022
Family Gruidae consists of 15 crane species. Ten of them are migratory species, and five are non-migratory species. This bachelor's thesis aims to gather information about the migration ecology of cranes marked with radio transmitters. The thesis is written based on literature.
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Holocene Distribution of Common Crane Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Gruidae) in Bulgaria

open access: yesActa zoologica bulgarica, 2023
The first summary of the past distribution (8000 to 1000 BP) of the common crane in Bulgaria is presented. It is based on the bone remains collected from 14 prehistoric and later archaeological sites. All bone remains were found in the vast lowlands and plains (mostly up to 200 m a.s.l.), often close to large rivers and lakes, which were also the ...
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Strong call to safeguard traditional agriculture as habitat for threatened crane species

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, 2023
Karoline Hemminger   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The leucocytozoidae of South African birds: Caprimulgidae, Columbidae, Gruidae and Spheniscidae.

open access: yesThe Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research, 1993
Four species of Leucocytozoon, L. caprimulgi of the Caprimulgidae (nightjars), L. marchouxi of the Columbidae (pigeons and doves), L. grusi of the Gruidae (cranes) and L. tawaki of the Spheniscidae (penguins) are re-described. Leucocytozoon turtur is declared a synonym of L. marchouxi.
Bennett, G.F.   +2 more
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The African Crane Database (1978-2014): Records of three threatened crane species (Family: Gruidae) from southern and eastern Africa

open access: yesBiodiversity Data Journal, 2016
Tanya Smith   +9 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Insights from Cranes (Gruidae) for Human- Wildlife Coexistence

open access: yes
Weltweit existieren 15 Kranicharten, die sowohl Feuchtgebiete als auch Agrarflächen nutzen und dadurch stark vom landwirtschaftlichen Management beeinflusst werden. Naturschutzgebiete allein reichen für den Schutz dieser Arten nicht aus, da Kraniche weite Strecken zur Nahrungssuche zurücklegen und zunehmend Agrarflächen nutzen, was zu Ernteschäden und ...
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The Systematic Position Of The Genus Basityto Mlikovsky, 1998 (Aves : Gruiformes : Gruidae)

open access: yes, 2001
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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