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Pest‐preservation paradox among insects

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
The pest‐preservation paradox is a non‐binary perspective that insects range from those that are harmful and requiring management on the one side, to those requiring conservation intervention on the opposite end of the spectrum. Importantly, the vast majority of insects occur somewhere in the center of the two extremes, and their position along the ...
Michael J. Samways, Charl Deacon, René Gaigher, James S. Pryke   +3 more
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Leaders Are Somethin' Else: Behavioural Variation Associated With Roles During Tandem Running Recruitment

Ethology, EarlyView.
In this study, we found moderate to strong repeatabilities in behavioural variables measuring the personality traits: activity, aggressiveness and exploration. Similarly, the probability of acting as a leader during tandem running in an emigration event was moderately (R = 0.469) repeatable.
Maria Eduarda Lima Vieira, Lucia C. Neco, Gabrielle Winandy, Nicolas Châline, Heiko G. Rödel   +4 more
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The pigeons of Passchendaele – and why animals still suffer and die in modern conflicts [PDF]

, 2017
Next month marks the 100th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War I. Much has been written about the massive human cost of that war but what is perhaps less well-known is how many animals were killed and the impact these creatures ...
Phillips, G
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Pigeons discriminate between human feeders

, 2011
International audienceConsidered as plague in many cities, pigeons in urban areas live close to human activities and exploit this proximity to find food which is often directly delivered by people. In this study, we explored the capacity of feral pigeons
Gérard Leboucher, Anne-Caroline Prévot-Julliard, Saint Jalme, Michel, Michel Saint Jalme, Anouck Pascal, Prévot-Julliard, Anne-Caroline, Belguermi, Ahmed, Pascal, Anouck, Ahmed Belguermi, Dalila Bovet, Leboucher, Gérard, Bovet, Dalila, Lauriane Rat-Fischer, Rat-Fischer, Lauriane   +13 more
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The former distribution of White‐tailed Eagles in Iberia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East: a case study of the importance of understanding historical distribution in informing current conservation and restoration interventions

Ibis, EarlyView.
The importance of considering historical data in developing conservation and restoration measures for individual species and for wider ecological restoration has been pointed out by recent reviews but often remains neglected in practice. This paper provides a case study illustrating the issue through a review of the former breeding distribution of the ...
Duncan J. Halley
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Vogeldarstellungen auf karolingischen Flechtwerksteinen in Karantanien

Arheološki Vestnik, 2018
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Paul Gleirscher, Brigitte Ponta-Zitterer
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Persecution by humans affects nest‐site selection of Hooded Crows: a comparison of an urban and two rural areas

Ibis, EarlyView.
The Hooded Crow, a bird species that once occurred only in agricultural areas, has colonized urban environments in the last 50–100 years in Europe. Apart from higher food availability, safer nesting sites, better thermoregulation and lower predation in cities, persecution through hunting, trapping or poisoning by humans in rural areas is an important ...
Petra Paládi, Isma Benmazouz, Péter Gyüre, Máté Tóth, László Kövér, Szabolcs Lengyel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

sea-pigeons

, 1969
sea pigeon nPeople here call the guillemots sea-pigeons, though more like crows than pigeons in size and color.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citW. J.

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How L2 Learners Negotiate Meaning in GenAI‐Supported Creative Writing

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This qualitative study explores how second language (L2) learners negotiate meaning and co‐construct knowledge with generative AI (GenAI) in a 12‐week multimodal creative writing project. Chinese middle school students (N = 75) created English picture books using a conversational GenAI agent supporting textual and text‐to‐image generation.
Zhihui Zhang, Scott Aubrey, Zihao Guo, Thomas K. F. Chiu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Une revue mondiale sur Cryptosporidium spp. chez les pigeons avec un accent sur le concept de « One Health » (Une seule santé)

Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux
Contexte : Le pigeon (Columba livia) est une espèce d’oiseau domestique qui entre fréquemment en contact avec les humains. Les pigeons hébergent et disséminent de nombreux pathogènes zoonotiques, notamment des parasites apicomplexes du genre ...
Anais Devulder, Bruno Polack, Mohamed Mammeri   +2 more
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