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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Killing of raptors on grouse moors: evidence and effects
Ibis, 2020 Owing to the intensity of game management in Britain, managers of grouse moors have illegally killed raptors to increase the numbers of Red Grouse Lagopus l. scotica available for shooting.
I. Newton
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Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps
Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity, 2019 Raptors serve critical ecological functions, are particularly extinction‐prone and are often used as environmental indicators and flagship species. Yet, there is no global framework to prioritize research and conservation actions on them. We identify for
Evan R. Buechley +6 more
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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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Raptor Swoops in on Metabolism [PDF]
Cell Metabolism, 2008 The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) serine/threonine kinase plays a central role in insulin signaling and cell growth, through two distinct complexes with its subunits raptor or rictor. In this issue, two reports utilizing tissue-specific knockout mice detail key roles for mTORC1 in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue function.
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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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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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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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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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Visual Adaptations in Predatory and Scavenging Diurnal Raptors
Diversity, 2020 Ecological diversity among diurnal birds of prey, or raptors, is highlighted regarding their sensory abilities. While raptors are believed to forage primarily using sight, the sensory demands of scavengers and predators differ, as reflected in their ...
Simon Potier
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