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Impact of spatial variation of a crucial prey, the molecricket, on hoopoe territory occupancy and reproduction [PDF]

, 2016
Direct benefits accrued from securing a territory of sufficient quality are important determinants of individual fitness and population persistence. Food supply is one of the main factors of animal territory quality, with spatial and temporal variation ...
Arlettaz, Raphaël, Alain Jacot, Raphaël Arlettaz, Nicolas Guillod, Jacot, Alain, Guillod, Nicolas   +5 more
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Supporting cavity‐nesting birds in organic orchards and vineyards: Evaluating the use of artificial nest boxes

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 7, Issue 2, April–June 2026.
Artificial nest boxes increased nesting opportunities for birds when tailored to their ecological needs. More complex and heterogeneous landscapes with greater forest and shrub cover increased nest box use. Nest box placement height and management‐related factors also influenced their occupation.
Emanuela Granata, Marco Salvatori, Matteo Trenti, Alessandro Franzoi, Paolo Pedrini, Chiara Fedrigotti, Michele Pes, Mattia Brambilla   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging the gap: improving methodologies for future avian microbiome research

Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 2, March 2026.
Recent advances in the field of wild avian microbiome research have significantly deepened our understanding of the eco‐evolutionary dynamics of bird–microbe interactions. Consequently, the field is now approaching a pivotal moment in uncovering the ultimate factors shaping avian microbiome structure, especially in relation to birds' ecological ...
Charli S. Davies, Pablo Capilla‐Lasheras, Elena Catelan‐Carphio, Alejandro Corregidor‐ Castro, David Diez‐Méndez, Szymon M. Drobniak, Joanna Drzewińska‐Chańko, Kevin D. Kohl, Ester Martínez‐Renau, Samuele Ramellini, David S. Richardson, Suvi Ruuskanen, Alex O. Sutton, Marta Szulkin, Camille A. Troisi, Joël White, Sarah F. Worsley, Kasun H. Bodawatta, Elin Videvall   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opportunistic predation by carnivore mammals on females of pine processionary moths, Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract The pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa, PPM) is a major defoliator in Mediterranean pine forests, with broad ecological and socioeconomic impacts. While vertebrate predators of its eggs, larvae, pupae, and imagos have been well documented, predation on adult females by mammals has not been previously described.
Jacinto Román, Juan Carlos Rivilla, Javier Calzada, Francisco J. Palomares   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nest Bacterial Environment Affects Microbiome of Hoopoe Eggshells, but Not That of the Uropygial Secretion.

PLoS ONE, 2016
The study of associations between symbiotic bacterial communities of hosts and those of surrounding environments would help to understand how bacterial assemblages are acquired, and how they are transmitted from one to another location (i.e.
Ángela Martínez-García, Manuel Martín-Vivaldi, Sonia M Rodríguez-Ruano, Juan Manuel Peralta-Sánchez, Eva Valdivia, Juan J Soler   +5 more
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Invasive ring-necked parakeet negatively affects indigenous Eurasian hoopoe

, 2016
The ring-necked parakeet invaded southern Israel and competes with indigenous cavity-nesting species for nest sites. However, the parakeet can also excavate its own cavities, providing other birds with breeding places, so the final impact on native ...
Zmihorski, Michal,, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet.   +1 more
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A checklist of avifauna from Malgaon-Bagayat and Malvan towns of Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2016
The present work was carried out in Malgaon-Bagayat (16009’04.35”N & 73033’04.7”E) and Malvan Taluka (16005’00”N & 73030’00”E) of Sindhudurg District.
Mayura Khot
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Wild turkey roost selection is more consistently associated with tree traits than microclimate

Wildlife Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.
Animals must cope with a range of climatic conditions across seasons, and they can accomplish this by selecting habitats that are favourable for thermoregulation. Sheltering from environmental conditions can be particularly important for reducing energetic costs when animals are inactive, but the influence of microclimate on the fine‐scale selection of
Kayla D. Martin, Jeff Bowman, Gary Burness   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pruning for biodiversity: Drivers of cavity formation and use in Mediterranean holm oak woodlands

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 1, January 2026.
Our study emphasizes the role of both tree and cavity age in the long‐term establishment of cavity‐dependent vertebrates in holm oak woodlands. In the context of climate change—where holm oak trees are expected to replace more mesic, soft‐wooded tree species in the Mediterranean region—the persistence of cavity‐dependent vertebrate biodiversity will ...
Iván de la Hera, Jesús M. Avilés
wiley   +1 more source

La critica musicale negli Uccelli di Aristofane

Annali Online dell'Università di Ferrara. Sezione Lettere, 2012
The second half of the fifth century B.C. was a revolutionary time for developments in music. The Birds, the comedy in which Aristophanes most radically experiments with novel musical techniques, provides clear evidence for the formation of a ‘new music’.
Bernhard Zimmerman
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