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Sandhill Crane Nest Habitat Selection and Factors Affecting Nest Success in Northwestern Minnesota [PDF]

, 2008
We studied 62 greater sandhill crane (Grus canadensis tabida) nests in northwestern Minnesota during 1989-1991 to document nest habitat use and selection, nest success, and factors associated with nest success.
Maxson, Stephen J., Riggs, Michael R., Fieberg, John R.   +2 more
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Sitting in Many Camps—Innovative Approaches and Methods for First Nations‐Led Research Into Indigenous Peacebuilding

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2021, a desktop review was conducted of published references to First Nations peoples' approaches to conflict and its management in Australia (Project Stage One), culminating in a report published in 2024. This article focuses on Project Stage Two, a complex, innovative research undertaking building on the findings of Stage One, and being ...
Helen Bishop, Alysoun Boyle, Tania Sourdin, Bin Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nest Depth and Height Are Associated with Breeding Outcomes in the Small Bee-Eater (Merops orientalis): A Preliminary Field Study from Pakistan

Animals
Nest architecture and surrounding habitat features can strongly influence the reproductive success of cavity-nesting birds; however, quantitative data from natural environments remain limited.
Asif Sadam, Muhammad Awais, Huijian Hu, Dongmei Yu, Yiming Hu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The influence of clutch and brood sizes on nesting success of the biscutate swift, Streptoprocne biscutata (Aves: Apodidae)

Zoologia (Curitiba), 2011
The nesting success of three colonies of Streptoprocne biscutata (Sclater, 1866), and the influence of clutch and brood size on nesting success of species were studied. Overall, apparent nesting success was 58% and Mayfield nesting success was 53%.
Mauro Pichorim
doaj   +1 more source

Variation in North American bumble bee nest success and colony sizes under captive rearing conditions. [PDF]

J Insect Sci, 2023
Strange JP, Tripodi AD, Lindsay TT, Herndon JD, Knoblett J, Christman ME, Barkan NP, Koch JBU.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Owning Home, Finding Belonging: Relational Meanings of Homeownership for Migrant Healthcare Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
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Visual and Olfactory Concealment of Duck Nests: Influence on Nest Site Selection and Success

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Selecting a nest site is an important decision for waterfowl. Because most nest failure is due to depredation, the primary selective pressure in choosing a nest site should be to reduce depredation risk. This task is difficult, however, because predators
Michael R. Conover
doaj   +1 more source

To What Extent Do Australian Government Metrics Align With Indigenous and Non‐Indigenous Conceptualisations of Wellbeing? A Scoping Review of Wellbeing Frameworks

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Indigenous wellbeing theories offer potential to better measure social and cultural determinants. This scoping review aimed to identify the types of metrics used by the Australian government to assess wellbeing and evaluate the alignment of current frameworks against Indigenous and non‐Indigenous conceptualisations of wellbeing.
Sophie Wright‐Pedersen, Edward J. O'Connor, Megan Rebuli, Tiana Thorne, Naomi Kakoschke, Ray Mahoney   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feeding territories and breeding success of South Polar skuas [PDF]

, 1978
Trillmich F. Feeding territories and breeding success of South Polar skuas. The Auk.
Trillmich, Fritz ; https://orcid.org/
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PbAT: A user‐friendly R/Shiny platform for data‐driven decision support in crop improvement

Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Modern plant breeding requires robust analysis of complex, multi‐environment datasets to identify superior genotypes. Although R offers powerful statistical packages, their use often requires programming expertise. Existing graphical user interface (GUI)‐based tools are either limited in scope or not openly accessible, leaving breeders
Krishnan P. Abhijith, K. K. Vinod, Ranjith Kumar Ellur, K. T. Ravikiran, Rachit Kumar Saxena, Vignesh Muthusamy, S. Gopala Krishnan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source