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Adipose energy stores, physical work, and the metabolic syndrome: lessons from hummingbirds
Nutrition Journal, 2005 Hummingbirds and other nectar-feeding, migratory birds possess unusual adaptive traits that offer important lessons concerning obesity, diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. Hummingbirds consume a high sugar diet and have fasting glucose levels that would
Hargrove James L
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Global Trends in the Status of Bird and Mammal Pollinators [PDF]
, 2015 Biodiversity is declining, with direct and indirect effects on ecosystem func-tions and services that are poorly quantified. Here, we develop the first globalassessment of trends in pollinators, focusing on pollinating birds and mam-mals.
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A perception-action strategy for hummingbirds [PDF]
, 2010 Many human and animal tasks are thought to be controlled with the tau informational variable. It is widely accepted that controlling the rate of change of tau during decelerative tasks, such as when braking or landing, is one common perceptual control ...
Delafield-Butt, Jonathan +3 more
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Plant-hummingbird interactions and temporal nectar availability in arestinga from Brazil
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2015 Hummingbirds are the most important and specialized group of pollinating birds in the Neotropics and their interactions with plants are key components to many communities.
LORENA C.N. FONSECA +3 more
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Natural history of four species of Platydracus Thomson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Heliconia bourgaeana Petersen (Zingiberales: Heliconiaceae) flower bracts [PDF]
, 2012 The insect fauna within inflorescences of Heliconia bourgaeana Petersen (Zingiberales: Heliconiaceae) was evaluated in Parque Metlac, Fortín de las Flores, Veracruz, Mexico between May and October 1995.
Frank, J. Howard, Morón, Miguel Angel
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Brazilian Journal of BiologyWe studied hummingbirds and their food plants in an area of caatinga vegetation. We specifically examined their seasonal use of this habitat, migratory and non-migratory status, their foraging strategies and community roles The study was conducted in an ...
FMG Las-Casas +2 more
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Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2018 Most hummingbird species are distributed in tropical lowlands and mountains with few species reaching the alpine environments of high mountain peaks. Field surveys were conducted in nine alpine sites across four of the highest volcanoes in central Mexico
Libertad Arredondo-Amezcua +7 more
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Microbiome composition of Anna's hummingbirds differs among regions of the gastrointestinal tract
Journal of Avian Biology, 2022 The gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome is an important mediator and indicator of host physiology, health and fitness in many vertebrate systems, but sources of variation in microbiome composition within species are poorly understood, particularly in free ...
Rachel Dutch +3 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract In birds, the neural canal houses a variety of anatomical structures including the spinal cord, meninges, spinal vasculature, and respiratory diverticula. Among these, paramedullary diverticula and the extradural dorsal spinal vein may leave behind osteological correlates in the form of pneumatic foramina and fossae, and a bilobed geometry of ...
Jessie Atterholt +5 more
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Classifying avian drinking behaviour: ecological insights and implications in a changing world
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Water is a fundamental currency of life, and its availability significantly influences animal behaviour, physiology and distributions. However, our knowledge around the dependence on water for drinking and the direct and indirect mechanisms driving related behaviours remains partial in the context of changing climates. Here, we review patterns
Shannon R. Conradie, Marc T. Freeman
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