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Messy eaters: Swabbing prey DNA from the exterior of inconspicuous predators when foraging cannot be observed

Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Complex coevolutionary relationships among competitors, predators, and prey have shaped taxa diversity, life history strategies, and even the avian migratory patterns we see today.
Ryan P. Bourbour, Breanna L. Martinico, Megan M. Crane, Angus C. Hull, Joshua M. Hull   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feathers and flu: identifying data gaps in avian influenza host dynamics to prioritize wildlife conservation Plumas y gripe: identificación de datos faltantes en la dinámica de hospedadores de la influenza aviar para priorizar la conservación de la vida silvestre

Wildlife Monographs, EarlyView.
We describe the host response continuum for highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV), including the continuum of host responses to HPAIV infection and exposure based on the primary axis of host competence, ability to infect other hosts, and host vulnerability.
Johanna A. Harvey, Matthew Gonnerman, Shenglai Yin, Cody M. Kent, Joshua Cullen, Jeffery D. Sullivan, Jonathan B. Dain, Nichola J. Hill, Diann J. Prosser, Jennifer M. Mullinax   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Activity patterns of Eleonora’s Falcons during the pre-breeding period: the role of habitat composition on the island of Antikythira

Avocetta, 2019
Eleonora’s Falcon is well known for its delayed breeding season among European breeding raptors, however, its relatively prolonged pre-breeding period remains to date largely understudied. In this study, we compiled information on the species’ behaviour
Christina Kassara, Kyriaki Bairaktaridou, Eleftherios Kakalis, Nikos Tsiopelas, Sinos Giokas, Christos Barboutis   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lures do not increase box‐trapping success of an endangered felid in South Texas

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
We used a randomized design and linear regression to assess whether visual (compact disc [CD] and ribbon), and olfactory (musk and ocelot urine) lures would increase capture success of three mesocarnivores (ocelots [Leopardus pardalis], bobcats [Lynx rufus], and coyotes [Canis latrans]) with box traps baited with a live bird from December 2023 to April
Ashley M. Reeves, Landon R. Schofield, Alynn M. Martin, Aidan B. Branney, Lindsay A. Martinez, Georgia Harris, Meghan Murphy, Jason E. Sawyer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing radio transmitter weight effect and evaluation of northern bobwhite chick survival in coastal North Carolina

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract Studies on the earliest life stages are essential to our ecological understanding of avian demography; however, monitoring technologies that allow tracking of small birds are still limited in a variety of ways. One critical limitation, until recently, has been the development of methods for attaching transmitters to young birds with precocial ...
Autumn S. Randall, Theron M. Terhune II, Matthew T. Springer, Darin J. McNeil Jr.   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sherman traps, bucket cameras, eDNA—oh, my: A comparative study of small mammal monitoring methods

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
Comparison of Sherman live trapping, bucket camera traps, and airborne environmental DNA (eDNA) for assessing small mammal communities in restored prairies. Bucket cameras detected the highest species richness, live trapping provided the most precise species identifications, and airborne eDNA detected unique taxa.
Bianca M. Saftoiu, Mark D. Johnson, Patrick J. Wolff, Aron D. Katz, Catherine E. Dana, Jinelle H. Sperry   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predator‐guild‐specific parental responses mitigate higher predation risk on ground nests close to forest patches in a mosaic landscape

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Predation increases close to habitat edges, but how animals cope with local predation variations remained poorly studied. In a mosaic landscape, lapwings were compensating for increased nest predation close to forests. They acted more aggressively towards an avian predator when nesting close to trees, but comparatively tamer against a mammal.
Guillaume Dillenseger, Justine Delautre, Ankitha Jayanth, Zora Marchal, Petr Veselý, Vojtěch Kubelka   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exposure to rodenticides in Northern Spotted and Barred Owls on remote forest lands in northwestern California: evidence of food web contamination

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2018
The documentation of anticoagulant rodenticides (AR) in nontarget species has centered around wildlife that inhabit urban or agricultural settings. However, recent studies in California have shown that AR use in remote forest settings has escalated and ...
Mourad W. Gabriel, Lowell V. Diller, John P. Dumbacher, Greta M. Wengert, John M. Higley, Robert H. Poppenga, Shannon Mendia   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A reappraisal of the Middle to Later Stone Age prehistory of Morocco Réévaluer la préhistoire du Maroc, du Middle Stone Age au Later Stone Age

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Over the last 25 years, perceptions of the early prehistory of Northwest Africa have undergone radical changes due to new fieldwork projects and a corresponding growth in scientific interest in the region. Much of this work has been focused in Morocco, known for its extremely rich fossil and archaeological records in caves and rock shelters.
Nick Barton, Abdeljalil Bouzouggar, Stacy Carolin, Louise Humphrey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Nest to Nest: High-Precision GPS-GSM Tracking Reveals Full Natal Dispersal Process in a First-Year Female Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus

Birds
This report presents the first complete natal dispersal trajectory of a female Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus, tracked in real time from fledging to first breeding using high-resolution continuous Global Positioning System (GPS) telemetry.
Giampiero Sammuri, Guido Alari Esposito, Marta De Paulis, Francesco Pezzo, Andrea Sforzi, Flavio Monti   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source