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The Windy City Rookery: Movement and Activity Patterns of Black‐Crowned Night Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) in a Human‐Dominated Landscape [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
As urbanization continues to accelerate, human‐dominated habitats are becoming increasingly important for wildlife as some species of conservation concern move into urban landscapes.
Sarah Slayton, Henry Adams, Michael Avara, Brad Semel, Amy Lardner, Liza Lehrer, Michael Ward   +6 more
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The Relationship of Nest‐Site Selection Parameters, Timing of Breeding, Brood Size, and Nestling Body Condition With Brood Sex Ratio in the Black‐Crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Brood sex ratio is a fundamental aspect of evolutionary biology, with profound implications for life‐history traits, parental investment, sex allocation, offspring rearing, and ultimately, reproductive success, population dynamics, and viability ...
Seyedeh Farahnaz Vesali, Hossein Varasteh Moradi, Seyed Mehdi Amininasab, Zarbakht Ansari Pirsaraei   +3 more
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Genomic insight into the nocturnal adaptation of the black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) [PDF]

BMC Genomics, 2022
Background The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) is an ardeid bird successfully adapted to the nocturnal environment. Previous studies had indicated that the eyes of the night herons have evolved several specialized morphological traits ...
Haoran Luo, Site Luo, Wenzhen Fang, Qingxian Lin, Xiaolin Chen, Xiaoping Zhou   +5 more
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Efficacy of Painting Wind Turbine Blades as a Mitigation Measure to Reduce Bird Collisions in a Mediterranean Wind Farm. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Bird mortality due to collisions with wind turbines necessitates the implementation of measures to mitigate this impact. Blade patterning has shown to be a promising measure to increase turbine visibility to birds and reduce collisions. Employing a Before–After–Control–Impact experiment using long‐term fatality searches, bird fatality rates were ...
May R, Hernández Gómez MÁ, Aguirre Martínez JL, Andreu Miguel J.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Urban Parks Act as Refuges for Avian Biodiversity in Chaoyang District, Beijing (China). [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We assessed bird species richness, seasonal dynamics, and habitat associations across four urban parks in Beijing's Chaoyang District (China) using standardised point count surveys. A total of 68 bird species were recorded, with the highest diversity occurring in parks with extensive wetlands and marked seasonal variation during migration periods.
Ur Rahman A, Bosso L, Ahmad S, Ullah N, Zahid M, Ismaili RRR.   +5 more
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A Genomic Catalog of Migratory Microbiomes from Wild Birds across China's Habitats. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
ABSTRACT Migratory birds play an important role in the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); however, gaps in surveillance data from vital regions along migratory flyways across China limit the detection of emergent threats. Here, we assembled 340 metagenomes from 52 bird species covering 11 provincial administrative districts in China, presenting ...
Wang Y, Wu H, Qu M, Zhang C, Xu Z, Pei Y, Zhao C, Wang J, Ma S, Lyu N, Xu X, Bi Y, Zhu B, Gao GF.   +13 more
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Genome Assemblies for Seven Families of Birds From the Global South. [PDF]

Mol Ecol Resour
ABSTRACT Tropical regions are biodiversity‐rich, yet remain underrepresented in the availability of genomic resources, as is evident in the Western Ghats of India, a biodiversity hotspot with high endemism. Here, we present high‐quality, de novo genome assemblies for seven birds, representing seven families distributed in the Western Ghats: Black‐naped
Vinay KL, Goyal N, Warudkar A, Arvind C, Robin VV.   +4 more
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Breaking Boundaries: First Observation of Intertidal Emergence During Mating in Octopuses. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We document the first recorded case of intertidal emergence during copulation in Callistoctopus macropus. A mating pair gradually moved from shallow water onto the rocky shore while remaining attached, with the female resisting and the male counter‐anchoring for nearly 20 min before re‐submerging.
Juijn H, Cabanellas-Reboredo M, González ÁF, Hernández-Urcera J.   +3 more
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Long-term monitoring and remote sensing reveal waterbird colony collapses with rising lake levels and multiple stressors. [PDF]

Ecol Appl
Abstract Global climate change is expected to exacerbate existing environmental stressors and increasingly impact biodiversity. While likely widespread, changes in wildlife populations resulting from the interaction of climate change and other environmental stressors remain poorly understood.
Fuller JL, Ford E, Landgraf A, Foufopoulos J, Gronewold A, Alofs KM.   +5 more
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Mangrove Habitats in Zhanjiang of South China: A Potentially High-Risk Environment for Breeding Birds. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Mangroves are important feeding and wintering grounds for many birds. However, we still know little about the risk of nest predation experienced by birds breeding in mangrove habitats. The nest predation rates were 100% for the experimental nests in mangroves within 7 days, with diverse predators. Birds breeding in Zhangjiang mangrove habitats of south
Liu Y, Liu J, Liang W.
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