, 2016 Is Astra ready to accept her destiny? A gripping novel for ‘Hunger Games fans of all ages’ says Library Journal. War is breaking out in Kadingir. Still struggling to accept her role as a long prophesied icon of unification between Is-Land and Non ...
Foyle, Naomi
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Predation attempts on Hoopoe Upupa epops nests in a rural Mediterranean area of central Italy
Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology, 2023 Seventeen predation attempts on four Hoopoe Upupa epops nests in an heterogenous agricultural Mediterranean area of central Italy were recorded during breeding seasons 2020-21.
Matteo Annessi, Alessandro Montemaggiori
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Context‐Dependent Reactive Antipredator Behavior of Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus griseipes) Amidst Predator Recovery [PDF]
Am J PrimatolChacma baboons exhibited context‐dependent flight and vigilance behavior in response to experimental predator vocalizations in Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park. Reactions were strongest in juveniles and in individuals with fewer otherbaboons in frame and in response to leopard and wild dog cues, and weakened with increased exposure to predators ...
Van Cuylenborg S +4 more
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Functional morphological study of the choana in different bird species
Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2018 Background The anatomical information about the structure of the choana is lacking in literature, and its role in the olfactory and feeding mechanism is still unknown Results The present study discusses the adaptation of choana to cranial kinesis during ...
Fatma A. Mahmoud +2 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Research on the mechanisms involved in host location by parasites is of paramount importance and may aid in developing protective measures against them.
Gustavo Tomás +8 more
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Overwinter users of nest cavities affect breeding birds via nest‐dwelling ectoparasites
Ecosphere, 2023 Cavities used for avian reproduction in spring often host other organisms for roosting during winter, which should affect their microclimatic conditions and, then, the patterns of emergence of nest‐dwelling ectoparasites of birds and successful ...
Antonio José García‐Núñez +4 more
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Fledgling discrimination in the hoopoe, a potential host species of the great spotted cuckoo [PDF]
, 2023 Obligate brood parasites lay their eggs in nests of other species, with host parents bearing the cost of raising their offspring. These costs imposed on hosts select for the evolution of host defenses against parasitism at all stages of the reproductive
Arco, Laura +3 more
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Year-round tracking of small trans-Saharan migrants using light-level geolocators. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Since 1899 ringing (or banding) remained the most important source of information about migration routes, stopover sites and wintering grounds for birds that are too small to carry satellite-based tracking systems. Despite the large quantity of migrating
Erich Bächler +7 more
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Mechanisms Driving Ground-Dwelling Animal Diversity Responses to Urbanization Gradients: A Case Study From the Chuhe River Riparian Zone in Nanjing, China. [PDF]
Ecol EvolSystematic assessment of ground‐dwelling animal diversity responses along urbanization gradients in the Chuhe River riparian zone, Nanjing, China. Integration of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity to comprehensively reveal community changes across different urban gradients.
Chen W, Zhu Q, Yang Y.
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Diversity and abundance of aquatic birds in Koonthankulam village pond, Tamil Nadu, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2023 The diversity of birds in Koonthankulam pond, located in Koonthankulam village (8.495N, 77.755E), Tirunelveli district, southern Tamil Nadu, was studied. A total of 90 species belonging to 21 orders, 42 families, and 73 genera were recorded.
Selvam Muralikrishnan +3 more
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