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Evaluation of fall‐seeded cover crops for grassland nesting waterfowl in eastern South Dakota

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView., 2023
Cover crops are experiencing a revival among Midwestern farmers, and we assessed their attractiveness and safety for nesting ducks in South Dakota. Nest success was markedly lower in cover crops than in perennial cover during both years of our study, including 2019 which was a best‐case scenario for cover crops, with extremely wet conditions delaying ...
Charles W. Gallman, Todd W. Arnold, Eric S. Michel, Joshua D. Stafford   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Galliformes science and species extinctions: what we know and what we need to know

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2012
Extinciones de especies de Galliformes y conocimientos científicos: lo que sabemos y lo que necesitamos saber A principios de 2010, las 193 partes que habían firmado el Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica reconocieron que no habían cumplido el ...
P. J. K. McGowan, L. L. Owens, M. J. Grainger   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Comparative analysis of physical, morphological, and mechanical characteristics of eggs from three pheasant subspecies

Poultry Science, 2023
: The profitability of pheasants breeding is influenced by many factors, but eggs quality is considered as the backbone for successful pheasant breeding.
A. Galic, D. Filipovic, S. Pliestic, Z. Janjecic, D. Bedekovic, I. Kovacev, K. Copec   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genomic Consequences of Long-Term Population Decline in Brown Eared Pheasant

Molecular biology and evolution, 2020
Population genetic theory and empirical evidence indicate that deleterious alleles can be purged in small populations. However, this viewpoint remains controversial.
Pengcheng Wang, John T. Burley, Yang Liu, Jiang Chang, De Chen, Qi Lu, Shou-Hsien Li, Xuming Zhou, S. Edwards, Zhengwang Zhang   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An investigation of the internal morphology of asbestos ferruginous bodies: constraining their role in the onset of malignant mesothelioma

Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 2023
Background Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that was widely used in the past. However, asbestos inhalation is associated with an aggressive type of cancer known as malignant mesothelioma (MM).
Maya-Liliana Avramescu, Christian Potiszil, Tak Kunihiro, Kazunori Okabe, Eizo Nakamura   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organic Matter in the Asteroid Ryugu: What We Know So Far

Life, 2023
The Hayabusa2 mission was tasked with returning samples from the C-complex asteroid Ryugu (1999 JU3), in order to shed light on the formation, evolution and composition of such asteroids.
Christian Potiszil, Masahiro Yamanaka, Chie Sakaguchi, Tsutomu Ota, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Tak Kunihiro, Ryoji Tanaka, Katsura Kobayashi, Eizo Nakamura   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Novel Polymorphisms and Genetic Characteristics of the Prion Protein Gene in Pheasants

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) also known as prion diseases, are fatal neurodegenerative diseases. Prion diseases are caused by abnormal prion protein (PrPSc) derived from normal prion protein (PrPC), which is encoded by the prion ...
Kyung Han Kim, Kyung Han Kim, Yong-Chan Kim, Yong-Chan Kim, Byung-Hoon Jeong, Byung-Hoon Jeong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Habitat Divergence and Fragmentation Analysis of Two Sympatric Pheasants in the Qilian Mountains, China

Land, 2022
Habitat fragmentation is considered a major threat to biodiversity worldwide. Two endangered species, the blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) and the blue eared pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum), co-exist in a fragmented forest in the Qilian Mountains ...
Wen-Dong Xie, Jia Jia, Kai Song, Chang-Li Bu, Li-Ming Ma, Ge-Sang Wang-Jie, Quan-Liang Li, Heng-Qing Yin, Feng-Yi Xu, Dui-Fang Ma, Xin-Hai Li, Yun Fang, Yue-Hua Sun   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improve the roles of nature reserves in conservation of endangered pheasant in a highly urbanized region

Scientific Reports, 2020
Nature reserves play an extraordinarily important role in conserving animal populations and their habitats. However, landscape change and unreasonable zoning designations often render these protected areas inadequate. Therefore, regular evaluation of the
K. Song, Chun‐rong Mi, Nan Yang, Lei Sun, Yue-Hua Sun, Ji-Liang Xu   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Characterization of structure and protein of vitelline membranes of precocial (ring-necked pheasant, gray partridge) and superaltricial (cockatiel parrot, domestic pigeon) birds

PLoS ONE, 2020
Of all the known oviparous taxa, female birds lay the most diverse types of eggs that differ in terms of shape, shell pigmentation, and shell structure. The pigmentation of the shell, the weight of the egg, and the composition of the yolk correlate with ...
K. Damaziak, M. Kieliszek, M. Bucław
semanticscholar   +1 more source