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PARRoT: Predictive Ad-hoc Routing Fueled by Reinforcement Learning and Trajectory Knowledge [PDF]
IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, 2020 Swarms of collaborating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that utilize ad-hoc networking technologies for coordinating their actions offer the potential to catalyze emerging research fields such as autonomous exploration of disaster areas, demand-driven ...
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Viruses, 2021 Siadenoviruses have been detected in wild and captive birds worldwide. Only nine siadenoviruses have been fully sequenced; however, partial sequences for 30 others, many of these from wild Australian birds, are also described.
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Diversity, 2021 Parrots stand out among birds because of their poor conservation status and the lack of available information on their population sizes and trends. Estimating parrot abundance is complicated by the high mobility, gregariousness, patchy distributions, and
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Distribution and impacts of invasive parrot’s feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) in China
BioInvasions Records, 2021 Invasive plants have caused significant negative ecological and economic impacts throughout the world. Parrot’s feather ( Myriophyllum aquaticum ) is an aquatic plant introduced from South America to South Africa, USA, Europe, New Zealand through the ...
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Advancing Genetic Methods in the Study of Parrot Biology and Conservation
Diversity, 2021 Parrots (Psittaciformes) are a well-studied, diverse group of birds distributed mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. Today, one-third of their species face extinction, mainly due to anthropogenic threats. Emerging tools in genetics have made major
G. Olah +4 more
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bioRxiv, 2021 No vertebrate, living or extinct, is known to have possessed an odd number of limbs. Despite this “forbidden phenotype", gaits that utilize odd numbers of limbs (e.g., tripedalism or pentapedalism) have evolved in both avian and mammalian lineages ...
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Wildlife Trade Influencing Natural Parrot Populations on a Biodiverse Indonesian Island
Diversity, 2021 Indonesia has been identified as the highest priority country for parrot conservation based on the number of species, endemics, and threats (trapping and smuggling).
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Nest niche overlap among the endangered Vinaceous-breasted Parrot (Amazona vinacea) and sympatric cavity-using birds, mammals, and social insects in the subtropical Atlantic Forest, Argentina [PDF]
, 2017 Many forest bird species require tree cavities for nesting, and share this resource with a diverse community of animals. When cavities are limited, niche overlap can result in interspecific competition, with negative consequences for threatened ...
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Journal of Animal Ecology, 2020 Parrots are often referenced in discussions of social and cognitive complexity, yet relatively little is known of their social organisation in the wild. In particular, the presence of long-lasting social ties has been highlighted as a hallmark of social ...
L. Aplin +3 more
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Language-trained animals: a window to the "black box" [PDF]
, 2012 Animals have to process quantity of information in order to take decisions and adapt their behaviors to their physical and social environment. They have to remember previous events (learning), to cope with their internal (motivational and emotional ...
Péron, Franck
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