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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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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, Falagas, Matthew E, Kelesidis, Iosif, Kelesidis, Theodoros, Tsiodras, Sotirios   +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, Michael K Keel, Terra R Kelly, Roger A Nilsen, Paula Ciembor, Denise Pesti, Christopher R Gregory, Branson W Ritchie, Michelle G Hawkins   +8 more
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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, R. Thomas Boone, Scott Goldman, Alex Auerbach   +3 more
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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, A. Santangeli, M. Girardello, M. H. Neate‐Clegg, D. Oleyar, C. Mcclure, Ç. Şekercioğlu   +6 more
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Towards reconciliation of the four world bird lists: hotspots of disagreement in taxonomy of raptors

Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2020
There are currently four world bird lists referenced by different stakeholders including governments, academic journals, museums and citizen scientists. Consolidation of these lists is a conservation and research priority. In reconciling lists, care must
C. Mcclure, D. Lepage, Leah Dunn, D. L. Anderson, S. Schulwitz, Leticia M. Camacho, Bryce W. Robinson, L. Christidis, T. Schulenberg, Marshall J. Iliff, P. Rasmussen, Jeff A. Johnson   +11 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, Arnold, Bertram, Bertram, Blumstein, Boinski, Boinski, Brandon C. Wheeler, Brown, Caro, Chapman, Chapman, Charnov, Cheney, Cheney, Cheney, Clark, Crespo, Cresswell, Curio, Davis, Dawkins, De Vries, De Vries, Di Bitetti, Di Bitetti, Di Bitetti, Di Bitetti, Di Bitetti, Digweed, Emmons, Fleagle, Griesser, Gyger, Gyger, Haftorn, Hamilton, Hauser, Hirsch, Hogstad, Hoogland, Hoogland, Ivins, Janson, Janson, Janson, Janson, Karakashian, Klump, Krams, Lima, Macedonia, Marler, Martin, Martinez, Maynard Smith, Murphy, Neudorf, Ostreiher, Owens, Perry, Perry, Reby, Rohwer, Schwagmeyer, Shelley, Sherman, Sherman, Shields, Smith, Smith, Smith, Srivastava, Sullivan, Taylor, Tenaza, Terborgh, Terborgh, Treves, van Schaik, Wich, Williams, Witkin, Woodland, Wrangham, Wright, Zuberbühler, Zuberbühler   +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, Puneet Pandey, Rahul Kaul, Randeep Singh   +3 more
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Conservation Letter: Raptors and Overhead Electrical Systems

The Journal of raptor research, 2020
Raptor interactions with overhead electrical systems have the potential to negatively affect individual birds, species, and populations, primarily in the form of electrocutions and collisions.
Steven J. Slater, J. F. Dwyer, M. Murgatroyd   +2 more
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