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Past research and future directions in understanding how birds use their sense of smell
Ibis, EarlyView.Our understanding of the functional importance of olfaction to birds has improved over the past 60 years, largely as the result of experimental studies testing how birds use their sense of smell in different contexts. As it is impossible to measure directly which odours birds can detect, we rely on measuring behavioural responses to scent cues or ...
Darcy Creece +2 more
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A new feather mite of the genus Dolichodectes (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from Hippolais polyglotta (Passeriformes: Acrocephalidae) in Spain [PDF]
, 2015 A new feather mite species, Dolichodectes hispanicus sp. n. (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae), is described from the Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta (Vieillot) (Passeriformes: Acrocephalidae) in Spain. The new species is closest to the type species
Doña, Jorge +2 more
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Ibis, EarlyView.Songbirds are a well‐established model group for the study of cultural evolution as their songs are learned (i.e. culturally transmitted), which may lead to divergence in song characteristics between populations. Song variation across populations may be affected by geographical isolation, timing and duration of the learning period, and life strategies ...
Javier Oñate‐Casado +8 more
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MHC I of the Great Reed Warbler Promotes a Flat Peptide Binding Mode
Immunology, EarlyView.In this article we present the X‐ray structure of MHC I from the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus (Acar3) a long‐distance migratory songbird. Structural analysis in combination with genetic analyses shows that MHC I binds the peptide antigen in a flat conformation due to a sequentially well‐conserved restriction point, acting like a pair of
Raminta Venskutonytė +4 more
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Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.We identified Culex pipiens bloodmeals at the species level in natural, agricultural and peri‐urban habitats and calculated host preferences based on forage ratios. This analysis showed Passeriformes, and in particular Columba livia, Passer montanus and Turdus sp., to be the preferred Cx. pipiens hosts.
Víctor Rodríguez‐Valencia +9 more
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Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета, 2014 The paper examines the general characteristics of autumn passerine migration in the middle reaches of the Tom valley. The data on mass migration periods is provided for the most numerous species. The ratio of ringed birds returns is assessed.
A. V. Kovalevskiy +3 more
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Survey of flaviviruses on long- and short-distance migratory birds in Trentino Alto-Adige (North-eastern Italy) with oral and cloacal swabs [PDF]
, 2014 6Gli atti del Congresso (abstract di presentazioni orali e poster) sono stati pubblicati sulla rivista Hystrix - The Italian journal of Mammalogy (vol.
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The AUK: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology, 2018 Certain vocal signals can be difficult or challenging to produce due to constraints on vocal mechanics. In the case of birdsong, both body size and beak morphology have been shown to constrain spectral and temporal song parameters.
Natalia C. García, P. Tubaro
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2025.Identifying the sources of intraspecific dietary variation is central to understanding how populations adapt to environmental variation, and yet these sources are poorly understood in a key model species in avian ecology, the great tit. Here we use DNA metabarcoding to describe the diet of great tits at an unprecedented level of detail and reveal ...
J. R. Coomes +5 more
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Brazilian Journal of BiologyForest fragmentation affects bird populations in many ways, modifying the composition of communities and favouring open country species. The Atlantic Forest is considered one of the most important biomes in the world, due to its great biodiversity ...
GPM. Dantas, FR. Santos, MA. Marini
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