A new female-like morph of juvenile male Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes) – Sexual mimicry to avoid intra-specific predation? [PDF]
, 2015 In migrant Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes) at Eilat, Israel, we noted that juvenile males had two different morphs – the one described to date in literature; and a second, previously undescribed morph, with femalelike barring on the ...
Fornasari, Lorenzo, Yosef, Reuven
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The Athletic Intelligence Quotient and Performance Outcomes in Professional Baseball
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 The focus on quantifiable data in sport performance has led to incremental advantages in baseball and has played an important role in the development of new hitting, pitching, fielding, and coaching strategies.
James Kenneth Bowman +3 more
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Human infections associated with wild birds. [PDF]
, 2008 IntroductionWild birds and especially migratory species can become long-distance vectors for a wide range of microorganisms. The objective of the current paper is to summarize available literature on pathogens causing human disease that have been ...
Bauchinger, Ulf +4 more
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Chlamydia buteonis in birds of prey presented to California wildlife rehabilitation facilities.
PLoS ONE, 2021 Chlamydial infections, caused by a group of obligate, intracellular, gram-negative bacteria, have health implications for animals and humans. Due to their highly infectious nature and zoonotic potential, staff at wildlife rehabilitation centers should be
Brittany A Seibert +8 more
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Selfish or altruistic? An analysis of alarm call function in wild capuchin monkeys, Cebus apella nigritus [PDF]
, 2008 Alarm calls facilitate some antipredatory benefits of group living but may endanger the caller by attracting the predator's attention. A number of hypotheses invoking kin selection and individual selection have been proposed to explain how such behaviour
Alatalo +87 more
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Distribution and abundance of wintering raptors in the Korean peninsula [PDF]
Journal of Ecology and Environment, 2013 The purpose of this study is to examine distribution and abundance of wintering raptors in Korea during 2000-2007 which is a rare data set for covering large landscape areas. Total 6,643 raptors of 16 species were recorded at 94 different points in west,
Sang-don Lee
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Farmers’ perception of the ecosystem services provided by diurnal raptors in arid Rajasthan [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Farmers are the most important stakeholders in wildlife conservation in the agricultural landscape. Understanding the farmer’s perceptions, attitude, behaviour, and knowledge toward conservation is critical in developing an effective conservation ...
Govind Tiwari +3 more
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Polygamy in the Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus: Individual Variation in Hunting Performance and Number of Mates [PDF]
, 1982 1. Theories postulating that sexual task differentiation may lead to polygamy such that the sex investing the least effort in raising the offspring, engages in simultaneous matings, contrast with polygyny in raptors where the male provides most of the ...
Altenburg, Wibe, +3 more
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Peasant farmer–raptor conflicts around Chembe Bird Sanctuary, Zambia, Central Africa: poultry predation, ethno–biology, land use practices and conservation [PDF]
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2017 Raptors provide ecosystem services to African rural communities by: (1) preying on rodents, (2) regulating harmful snake populations, (3) shaping cultural beliefs, and (4) being part of tourist attractions.
Musonda, F., Kambole, S., Tembo, S.
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Monitoring of exposure to toxins in raptors in Albania
Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2023 Raptors are large carnivorous birds, most well known for their scavenging nature. This study evalu-ates the level of exposure to toxins in raptors and vultures in Albania to assess whether existing legis-lation and regulations are effectively protecting ...
K. Korro +6 more
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