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Unlike other toucan species, the Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) - the largest Ramphastidae - usually inhabits dry semi-open areas. This conspicuous canopy frugivore uses a large home range that includes a variety of vegetation types, among which gallery ...
J. Ragusa-Netto
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Regulation of Heat Exchange across the Hornbill Beak: Functional Similarities with Toucans?
Beaks are increasingly recognised as important contributors to avian thermoregulation. Several studies supporting Allen's rule demonstrate how beak size is under strong selection related to latitude and/or air temperature (Ta).
T M F N van de Ven +4 more
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Forest conversion for agriculture is a major cause of biodiversity loss in the tropics, but its impacts depend on how broadly they are measured. Using data from across Colombia, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, we examined how deforestation for cattle farming affects the evolutionary history of bird species.
Giovanny Pérez +7 more
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Only 1541 (34.2%) of 4503 recognized non‐passerine bird species are held in ZIMS institutions worldwide. Approximately ~83% of the species kept globally are classified as non‐threatened and ~16% as threatened. To improve the conservation of threatened birds, a shift toward keeping threatened species should be considered within ex situ management ...
Anna Wahle +6 more
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Sexual dimorphism in Ramphastos toco and Ramphastos dicolorus (Piciformes, Aves)
Con frecuencia, en la familia Ramphastidae no hay un dimorfismo sexual aparente, excepto en Pteroglossus viridis y en el género Selenidera. Muchos criadores de aves silvestres creen que los especímenes de Ramphastos toco pueden ser sexados usando las ...
Márcio S. Castro +2 more
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Cranial osteology of Cerylinae (Coraciiformes: Alcedinidae) [PDF]
Skull osteology of eight species of Cerylinae Kingfishers (Megaceryle torquata, M. lugubris, M. Alcyon, Ceryle rudis, Chloroceryle amazona, C. americana, C. inda and C.
Andrés Calonge-Méndez +1 more
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Con frecuencia, en la familia Ramphastidae no hay un dimorfismo sexual aparente, excepto en Pteroglossus viridis y en el género Selenidera. Muchos criadores de aves silvestres creen que los especímenes de Ramphastos toco pueden ser sexados usando las ...
Márcio S. Castro +2 more
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Effect of Two Geologically Distinct Amazonian Rivers in Shaping Forest Understorey Bird Assemblages
ABSTRACT Aim The effects of rivers as barriers for species dispersal can be expected to vary according to both species traits and the characteristics of rivers themselves. In this context, our aim was to investigate dissimilarities in species composition across opposite banks of two major Amazonian rivers, the Juruá and the Tapajós, and relate them to ...
M. F. A. Maximiano +5 more
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Rethinking the role of colour in avian fruit choices and foraging mechanisms
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Mutualistic interactions between fleshy‐fruited plants and frugivorous animals that disperse seeds are important for the organization and regeneration of ecosystems worldwide.
João Vitor S. Messeder +4 more
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Identificación de parásitos gastrointestinales en aves silvestres en cautiverio.
Este trabajo identifica los parásitos gastrointestinales que pre- sentaron las aves silvestres en cautiverio, en el municipio de Tibasosa (Boyacá, Colombia).
Diego José Diego José García Corredor +3 more
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