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18S rRNA gene metabarcoding for investigation of gastrointestinal parasite diversity in great cormorants

Scientific Reports
The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is a migratory, fish-eating bird that may act as a carrier for various pathogens, raising potential ecological and public health concerns.
Subin Lee, Badriah Alkathiri, Chang Hyeon Lee, Heon Woo Lee, Dong-Hyuk Jeong, Ju Yeong Kim, Seongjun Choe, Seung-Hun Lee   +7 more
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Abundance and prey capture success of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and Pied Kingfishers (Ceryle rudis) in relation to water clarity in south-east coastal Ghana

Avian Research, 2018
Background Water clarity may negatively influence rate of plunge diving and prey capture success of piscivorous plunge-diving birds, and therefore has implications for their conservation in polluted urban wetlands.
Lars H. Holbech, Francis Gbogbo, Timothy Khan Aikins   +2 more
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An Integrative Approach to Assessing the Impact of Mercury (Hg) on Avian Behaviour: From Molecule to Movement

Journal of Xenobiotics
Mercury (Hg) pollution is a widespread ecological threat with sublethal effects on wildlife. Birds, due to their ecological diversity and sensitivity, serve as effective models for evaluating the behavioural impacts of Hg exposure.
Dora Bjedov, Mirta Sudarić Bogojević, Jorge Bernal-Alviz, Goran Klobučar, Jean-Paul Bourdineaud, K. M. Aarif, Alma Mikuška   +6 more
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Spatio-temporal distributions of piscivorous birds in a subarctic sound during the nonbreeding season

Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 2018
Abstract Understanding bird distributions outside of the breeding season may help to identify important criteria for winter refuge. We surveyed marine birds in Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA over nine winters from 2007 to 2016. Our objectives were twofold: to examine the seasonal patterns of piscivorous species overwintering in Prince William ...
Jessica Stocking, Mary Anne Bishop, Ali Arab   +2 more
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Lake eutrophication and brownification downgrade availability and transfer of essential fatty acids for human consumption

Environment International, 2016
Fish are an important source of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) for birds, mammals and humans. In aquatic food webs, these highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA) are essential for many physiological processes and mainly ...
S.J. Taipale, K. Vuorio, U. Strandberg, K.K. Kahilainen, M. Järvinen, M. Hiltunen, E. Peltomaa, P. Kankaala   +7 more
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Aspects of the ecology of piscivorous birds of Lake Kyle Rhodesia [PDF]

, 1969
[From Introduction]. From an early period in the lake's history research was undataken to determine the potential of Kyle as a source of edible fish, In such a study, knowledge of the number and weight of fish consumed by piscivorous birds would seem to ...
Junor, F J R
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Aspects of population dynamics and feeding by piscivorous birds in the intermittently open Riet River estuary, Eastern Cape, South Africa

, 2011
Aspects of the population dynamics and feeding activity of piscivorous birds in the small (c. 5 ha) intermittently open Riet River estuary, on the south-eastern coastline of South Africa, were investigated monthly from August 2005 to July 2006.
Blake, Justin D, Hulley, Patrick E, Froneman, P William   +2 more
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Lethal Control of Piscivorous Birds at Aquaculture Facilities in the Northeast United States: Effects on Populations [PDF]

, 2000
Predation by piscivorous birds is considered a substantial threat to the aquaculture industry. However, lethal control of birds at aquaculture facilities has raised concerns about the effects on the distribution and abundance of populations of the ...
Dolbeer, Richard A., Tyson, Laura A., Blackwell, Bradley F.   +2 more
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Avian diversity and ethnoornithology in Pawukon - a 19th-Century Javanese manuscript : informing contemporary conservation of vulnerable species

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
The progressive erosion of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in Java, a process exacerbated by colonial disruption, has created a critical disjuncture in biodiversity data.
Rizka Apriani Putri, Venny Indria Ekowati, Ghis Nggar Dwiadmojo   +2 more
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Urban waterbirds shifting microplastics

Environmental Challenges
Plastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems poses growing ecological risks, particularly for piscivorous birds occupying higher trophic levels. This study assessed the ingestion and excretion patterns of microplastics (MPs) in two monotypic urban inland ...
Pathissery John Sarlin, Sandie Morris, Savio Morris, Polycarp Joseph, Sancia Morris   +4 more
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