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Elevational and Seasonal Patterns of Plant–Hummingbird Interactions in a High Tropical Mountain [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionTropical mountain ecosystems harbor diverse biological communities, making them valuable models for exploring the factors that shape ecological interactions along environmental gradients.
Eugenia M. Sentíes‐Aguilar +8 more
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Current Biology, 2020 Hummingbirds are widely recognized by their hovering flight. In this Quick guide, Altshuler and Wylie describe the visual specializations that allow for the hummingbird's flight abilities.
Douglas L, Altshuler, Douglas R, Wylie
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Avian pox is a common avian virus that in its cutaneous form can cause characteristic lesions on a bird's dermal surfaces. Detection of avian pox in free-ranging birds historically relied on observations of visual lesions and/or histopathology, both ...
Aoife N. Galvin +10 more
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Hummingbird ingestion of low-concentration ethanol within artificial nectar
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Both frugivores and nectarivores are potentially exposed to dietary ethanol produced by fermentative yeasts which metabolize sugars. Some nectarivorous mammals exhibit a preference for low-concentration ethanol solutions compared to controls of ...
Julia Choi +6 more
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Hummingbird foraging preferences during extreme heat events
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Climate change is projected to increase global mean annual temperatures as well as the frequency and intensity of extreme heat events. These changes are anticipated to alter the behavior of animals as they seek to thermoregulate in extreme heat.
Sabina Lucke Lawrence, Jenny Hazlehurst
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Current Biology, 2012 Hummingbirds are very distinctive in their form and behavior, the evolution of which is tightly connected to the evolution of their primary source of energy - floral nectar. About forty million years ago, the practical use of this dense fuel, available only in widely-dispersed, insect-sized aliquots - it was originally intended for insect pollinators -
Warrick, Douglas +4 more
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Comparative chromosome painting in hummingbirds (Trochilidae) [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2020 Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) are one of the most enigmatic avian groups, and also among the most diverse, with approximately 360 recognized species in 106 genera, of which 43 are monotypic.
Tiago Marafiga Degrandi +9 more
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Dying for love: Illegal international trade in hummingbird love charms
Conservation Science and Practice, 2022 Hummingbirds (family Trochilidae) are among the most recognizable groups of birds, due to their tiny size, supremely maneuverable flight, and iridescent plumage.
Pepper W. Trail
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Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2021 In pollination systems with a diverse community of floral visitors, qualitative and quantitative variations in pollination effectiveness can lead to a system in which higher effectiveness results from the synergetic contribution of multiple pollinators ...
Santiago Cárdenas-Calle +7 more
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Hovering in the heat: effects of environmental temperature on heat regulation in foraging hummingbirds [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 At high temperature (greater than 40°C) endotherms experience reduced passive heat dissipation (radiation, conduction and convection) and increased reliance on evaporative heat loss.
Donald R. Powers +5 more
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