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Global meta‐analysis reveals urban‐associated behavioural differences among wild populations
Urbanization drives rapid phenotypic change, yet broad patterns of behavioural responses remain unclear. Using a global phylogenetic meta‐analysis, we show urban populations exhibit increased boldness, aggression, exploration and activity—especially in birds—highlighting consistent behavioural shifts and revealing major taxonomic gaps that limit our ...
Tracy T. Burkhard +2 more
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Microstructural Variations in the Bone of <i>Pygoscelis antarctica</i> (Aves, Sphenisciformes) During the Postnatal Ontogeny. [PDF]
Garat LM +2 more
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We show that ocean acidification, more than warming or marine heatwaves, alters shoaling behaviour indirectly by simplifying reef habitat and reducing population densities and shoal sizes. Because fish behaviour can be strongly mediated by shoal size, climate‐driven habitat change may reshape social dynamics that influence how range‐extending fishes ...
Angus Mitchell +9 more
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Ecological barrier crossing strategies in small migratory birds depend on wing morphology and plumage color. [PDF]
Dufour P +16 more
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Deep blueprint: A literature review and guide to automated image classification for ecologists
A practical, literature‐grounded review that gives ecologists a clear, modular workflow for deep learning image classification. With code, GUIs and a novel deep sea case study (automated deep sea biotope classification) it lowers technical barriers and provides a usable blueprint for accelerating, standardising, and scaling ecological image analysis ...
Chloe A. Game +2 more
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The elephant (bird) in the room: unknown mechanisms and unresolved impacts of low DNA yields in avian microbiome research. [PDF]
Kohl KD +28 more
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We bridge micro‐ and macroparasite theory with a model tracking pathogen load heterogeneity. By incorporating load‐dependent mortality and within‐host pathogen growth, we show how pathogen load aggregation alters disease prevalence, host suppression effects, and virulence evolution, providing insights for managing complex infectious disease like ...
Ruijiao Sun +3 more
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Identifying avian influenza hotspots in wild birds in the Netherlands. [PDF]
Petie R +4 more
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Using a unique 35‐year dataset, this study shows that domestic livestock do not facilitate wild large herbivores as predicted by the grazing optimization hypothesis. Instead, competition caused avoidance of cattle by elk which intensified under drought, and highlights how climate change influences interactions among domestic and wild large herbivores ...
Joel Ruprecht +6 more
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