Results 41 to 50 of about 7,134 (200)
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) nests in rock cavities where it accumulates prey bone remains during the breeding season. Because nests can be reoccupied from year to year, these faunal elements can form remarkable bone accumulations and, in the sub‐fossil record, be mixed with assemblages derived from human or other predator activities ...
Juliette Ripond +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Nesting of Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) on man-made structures in Ukraine
Vìsnik Dnìpropetrovsʹkogo Unìversitetu: Serìâ Bìologìâ, Ekologìâ, 2016 In Ukraine the Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus, 1758) uses a rather wide range of habitats for nesting: islands, trees and shrubs, reedbeds and a variety of man-made structures.
A. I. Sidorenko, V. D. Siokhin
doaj +1 more source
Perch height predicts dominance rank in birds [PDF]
, 2017 Dominant individuals within animal groups will frequently place themselves in the most beneficial position for maximal protection against predation, and for foraging benefits.
Butler, Patrick +4 more
core +1 more source
Ibis, EarlyView.Seabirds serve as key indicators of marine environmental changes, with adult survival being a critical parameter for assessing population health. Iceland hosts some of the largest seabird populations in the North Atlantic, making it a valuable location for studying long‐term trends in seabird demographics.
Sarah E. Gutowsky +6 more
wiley +1 more source
ICHTIOPHAGOUS BIRDS AND POUND PROTECTION [PDF]
Croatian Journal of Fisheries, 1997 Large concentrations of fish in fishponds have always attracted ichtyophagic birds exclusively for easy and plentiful catch. In the course of the fish production process, some bird species, depending on how numerous they are, cause considerable economic ...
Mirko Šestina
doaj
Some observations on Seabirds breeding in the Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park.
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1983 In 1980 and 1981 more than 50 pairs of kelp gulls Lams dominicanus, 70 of Cape cormorants Phalacrocorax capensis and 20 of whitebreasted cormorants P. carbo nested in the Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park.
R. J. M Crawford
doaj +1 more source
Avian piscivores: basis for policy. [PDF]
, 1994 In Britain, many birds eat fish in fresh waters but only three species, cormorant, red-breasted merganser and goosander, are commonly perceived to present serious problems for freshwater fisheries. Complaints are mainly that cormorants eat large fish and
Carss, D.N., Marquiss, M.
core
The influence of a cooling water system on waterbird habitat use in a coastal environment
Ibis, EarlyView.This study investigated the impact of a cooling water system at a nuclear power plant in northern Europe on coastal waterbird habitat use. In winter, the cooling water system provided preferential areas for waterbirds with warm productive waters, and, more importantly, with ice‐free areas.
Andreas C. Bryhn +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Influence of Local Wind Conditions on the Flight Speed of the Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
International Journal of Zoology, 2012 In seabirds, the relationship between flight speed and wind direction/speed is thought to be particularly important for studying energy-saving strategy and foraging habitat selection.
Ken Yoda +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.Systematic assessment of ground‐dwelling animal diversity responses along urbanization gradients in the Chuhe River riparian zone, Nanjing, China. Integration of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity to comprehensively reveal community changes across different urban gradients.
Wenjing Chen, Qi Zhu, Yunfeng Yang
wiley +1 more source