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Concrete jungle to urban oasis: evaluating scale, vegetation cover, and aggregation of urban greenspaces on wildlife

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban greenspaces are a haven for wildlife in densely populated cities. Wildlife use greenspaces for resource acquisition, shelter, and travel across urbanized landscapes. Greenspace metrics such as herbaceous or woody landcover, size, patchiness, and human land use influence species richness.
Adrianna J. Elihu, Janel L. Ortiz
wiley   +1 more source

ECONOMICS OF UNDERUTILIZED CROP PRODUCTION IN AKOKNORTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENTAREA, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF PIGEON PEA (Cajanus cajan) [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development
The study deals with Economics of underutilized crop production in Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, using pigeon pea as a case study.
Olutope Stephen OJO
doaj  

Pigeon aortic smooth muscle cells lack a functional low density lipoprotein receptor pathway.

open access: yesJournal of Lipid Research, 1984
The low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor pathway was studied in aortic smooth muscle cells from atherosclerosis-susceptible White Carneau pigeons and compared with rhesus monkey cells whose LDL receptor pathway has been previously characterized. Pigeon
R K Randolph, R W St Clair
doaj   +1 more source

[News Clip: Pigeon trapper]

open access: yes, 1959
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about B. N.
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
core  

Navigating Welfare Contradictions in Zoo‐Supported Conservation Activities

open access: yesZoo Biology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Modern zoos and aquariums focus on providing the best possible welfare for animals in their care. At the same time, they support or participate in field conservation activities, which aim to protect animal populations in the wild or reintroduce animals from human care to wild habitats.
Heather Browning, David M. Powell
wiley   +1 more source

Nutritional Composition, Bioactive Compounds, Food Applications, and Health Benefits of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.): A Review

open access: yesLegume Science
Pigeon pea is one of the most multipurpose grain legumes in the tropical and subtropical world. It is highly resilient to climate change due to drought tolerance. It ranks sixth following common beans, chickpeas, field peas, cowpeas, and lentils globally.
Abdulmajid Haji   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of Tumbler Pigeon Based on Whole-Genome Resequencing

open access: yesAnimals
The Tumbler pigeon, a genetic resource of pigeons, exhibits diverse feather colors and distinct flight characteristics compared with other pigeon species, but the genetic basis of these traits remains unclear.
Xiaomei Ma   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

[News Clip: Pigeon]

open access: yes, 1958
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a pigeon who had a close call with both a car and a train being taken home by a Fort Worth ...
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
core  

Modulation of the host Th1 immune response in pigeon protozoal encephalitis caused by Sarcocystis calchasi [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Pigeon protozoal encephalitis (PPE) is an emerging central-nervous disease of domestic pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica) reported in Germany and the United States.
Philipp Olias   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Filtered, yet not homogenised: Urbanisation does not lead to cross‐city convergence in Mexican urban bird communities

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Urbanisation simplifies bird communities, but does not necessarily make urban avifaunas alike. Across three biogeographically distinct Mexican cities, urban bird assemblages remained regionally distinct despite strong local filtering. These results challenge assumptions of urban‐driven homogenisation and emphasise the dominant role of regional species ...
Ian MacGregor‐Fors   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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