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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2017 The House Sparrow is a globally distributed species and is closely associated with anthropised environments. They are well-adapted to urban life; therefore the decline of their populations in Europe represents an unexpected event that demands an ...
Amparo Herrera-Dueñas +3 more
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A hybrid house sparrow x tree sparrow
, 1967 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Narratives of Strength: Exploring Storytelling as a Tool for Resilience in Families
Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Resilience, originally viewed as a psychological capacity to ‘bounce back’ from challenges, is now understood to be shaped by broader social inequalities, including gender, socio‐economic status, politics and ethnicity. This study explores how stories and narratives can help nurture resilience and improve well‐being among those residing in an ...
Chandra Ramamurthy +3 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2018 We report the occurrence and infection parameters of two species of nasal mites in Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) (house sparrow). Nasal passages, trachea, lungs, and air sacs of 100 house sparrows captured in an urban area at the city of Pelotas ...
Luciana Siqueira Silveira dos Santos +3 more
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Sparrows can't sing : East End kith and kinship in the 1960s [PDF]
, 2009 Sparrows Can’t Sing (1963) was the only feature film directed by the late and much lamented Joan Littlewood. Set and filmed in the East End, where she worked for many years, the film deserves more attention than it has hitherto received.
Amy Sargeant +18 more
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Comparison of two volunteer strategies for managing house sparrows in the United States
Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.With a citizen science project, we investigated two volunteer management interventions that prevent house sparrow reproduction: swapping eggs with replicas (Swaps) and removing eggs and nest material (Removals). House Sparrows nested twice as quickly after Removals than Swaps, abandoned nestboxes more often after Swaps than Removals, with native ...
Suzanne M. Hartley +4 more
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Animal Biodiversity and ConservationHouse sparrows, native to the Middle and Near East, have expanded –naturally or with human assistance– to nearly every continent except Antarctica.
E. Bernat-Ponce +3 more
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New organizational forms: Deconstructing and reconfiguring the literature
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract Less hierarchical, self‐managing, agile, alternative: so‐called “new organizational forms” draw interest from scholars and practitioners alike. Despite an abundance of both conceptual and empirical research, the “new organizational form” concept remains elusive, capturing a growing diversity of phenomena and labels.
Constantin Bremer
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Ibis, EarlyView.Incubation is vital for avian embryo development but demands significant parental investment, potentially at the cost of self‐maintenance and immune function. For example, the acute phase response (APR), a systemic reaction against inflammation, infection or tissue injury, can trigger sickness behaviours such as reduced activity and foraging.
Isabel Barreda +4 more
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Mourning Nature: Hope at the Heart of Ecological Loss and Grief by Ashlee Cunsolo and Karen Landman [PDF]
, 2018 Review of Ashlee Cunsolo and Karen Landman\u27s Mourning Nature: Hope at the Heart of Ecological Loss and ...
Gersie, Jenna
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