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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 ...
Bonaparte, Eugenia Bianca +1 more
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Avian Research, 2019 Background Exotic parrots have established breeding populations in southeast Florida, including several species that nest in tree cavities. We aimed to determine the species identity, nest site requirements, relative nest abundance, geographic ...
Joshua M. Diamond, Michael S. Ross
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Biology, 2022 Parrots play a crucial role in the ecosystem by performing various roles, such as consuming the reproductive structures of plants and dispersing plant seeds. However, most are threatened because of habitat loss and commercial trade.
Jung-Il Kim +2 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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Memory for own actions in parrots
Scientific Reports, 2022 The ability to recall one’s past actions is a crucial prerequisite for mental self-representation and episodic memory. We studied whether blue-throated macaws, a social macaw species, can remember their previous actions.
Sara Torres Ortiz +3 more
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Tactile information improves visual object discrimination in kea, Nestor notabilis, and capuchin monkeys, Sapajus spp. [PDF]
, 2018 In comparative visual cognition research, the influence of information acquired by nonvisual senses has received little attention. Systematic studies focusing on how the integration of information from sight and touch can affect animal perception are ...
Carducci P +3 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 Monitoring wildlife trade on social media can help understand patterns of legal and illegal trade and provide insights into the underpinning processes.
Alisa Davies +3 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, 2023 Illegal wildlife trade remains highly active in the Neotropics, as indicated by the thousands of parrots annually sold in illicit city markets. However, little is known about where parrots are poached, whether certain parrot species are selected among ...
Pedro Romero‐Vidal +7 more
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Individual Responses of Captive Amazon Parrots to Routine Handling Can Reflect Their Temperament
Animals, 2023 Individual responses to physical restraint and temperament have been assessed in birds of several species; however, there is a paucity of research which investigates both aspects, especially in captive parrots.
Gabriela Ramos +6 more
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Feather picking in pet parrots: sensitive species, risk factor and ethological evidence
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2016 The goals of this study were to estimate the prevalence of feather picking (FP) in Italian pet parrots and evaluate the risk factors and possible ethological correlation.
Pierluca Costa +10 more
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