Infection by a helminth parasite is associated with changes in DNA methylation in the house sparrow
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Parasites can exert strong selective pressures on their hosts and influence the evolution of host immunity. While several studies have examined the genetic basis for parasite resistance, the role of epigenetics in the immune response to parasites is less
Sarah L. Lundregan +5 more
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Testing the causal mechanism of the peninsular effect in passerine birds from South Korea.
PLoS ONE, 2021 The peninsular effect is a geographical phenomenon that explains patterns of species richness. Given that spatial variation in species richness along a peninsular may be driven by multiple processes, we aimed to identify the sources of latitudinal ...
Jin-Yong Kim +4 more
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Neotropical Bird Migration During The Ice Ages: Orientation And Ecology [PDF]
, 1996 Reconstruction of breeding habitat of North American Neotropical migrants 18,000 years ago and 9,000 years ago indicated major shifts in both location and composition of plant communities relative to present conditions.
Webb, T., III +1 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 The Brown Accentor (Prunella fulvescens) is a poorly known bird species distributed in Eurasia high-montane areas. In this paper, we described the whole mitochondrial genome of the Brown Accentor.
Zhen Cao +3 more
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Fine-scale population structure and asymmetrical dispersal in an obligate salt-marsh passerine, the Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus Caudacutus) [PDF]
, 2012 Understanding the spatial scale of gene flow can yield valuable insight into the ecology of an organism and guide conservation strategies. Fine-scale genetic structure is uncommon in migratory passerines because of their high vagility and presumed high ...
Babbitt, Kimberly J. +3 more
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Long-distance dispersal patterns in the Cerulean Warbler: a case study from Indiana
Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2023 Dispersal, defined as movement an individual makes from one breeding population to another, is a process that strongly influences the population dynamics of many animal species.
Lara E. Jones, Kamal Islam
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Ecology and Evolution, 2022 How environmental changes are affecting bird population dynamics is one of the most challenging conservation issues. Dietary studies of top avian predators could offer scope to monitor anthropogenic drivers of ecosystem changes.
Boudjéma Samraoui +6 more
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The role of UV in crab spider signals: effects on perception by prey and predators [PDF]
, 2005 Australian crab spiders Thomisus spectabilis sit on the petals of flowers and ambush prey such as honeybees. White-coloured T. spectabilis reflect in the UV (UV+ spiders) and previous research has shown that their presence, curiously, attracts honeybees ...
Cheng, K +4 more
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Effect of timing and female quality on clutch size in the Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis [PDF]
, 2004 Capsule: Laying date and female age appear to be related to clutch size. Aims: To test two hypotheses ('date' and 'quality'), which might explain why fewer eggs are laid late in the season.
Garamszegi, László Zsolt +2 more
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Evaluation of autumn mist‐netting data for monitoring passerine populations in interior Alaska
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2012 We evaluated the data from 2 autumn mist‐netting stations for monitoring passerine population trends and measuring the timing of migration. Migration‐monitoring stations were operated during autumn from 1993 to 2009 at 2 interior Alaska locations: in ...
Anna‐Marie Benson +3 more
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