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Wide-eyed glare scares raptors: From laboratory evidence to applied management. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Raptors are one of the most important causes of fatalities due to their collisions with aircrafts as well as being the main victims of collisions with constructions.
Martine Hausberger +4 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 +3 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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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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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2022 The birds of prey or raptors in the National Chambal Sanctuary (NCS) assume importance as they are among the top predators of the region, predating on small crocodilians, turtles, and birds.
L.A.K. Singh +2 more
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, 2020 Coastal raptors in urban landscapes face multiple threats. Australia's coastal raptors (Osprey [Pandion haliaetus cristatus], White-bellied Sea-Eagle [Haliaeetus leucogaster], Brahminy Kite [Haliastur indus], and Whistling Kite [Haliastur sphenurus]) are
Pyne, M +9 more
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, 2019 Raptors from the orders Accipitriformes and Falconiformes have been considered to rely principally on vision. Historically, this assumption has led scientists to discount any possible sense of smell in these birds, until work on cathartid vultures ...
Potier, Simon +2 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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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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Frugivory in Raptors: New Observations from Australia and a Global Review
Birds, 2021 The diets of raptors are some of the best studied and well-known of all bird groups. Raptors are typically carnivores, hunting and feeding on vertebrates and, for some species, invertebrates. Here, we described instances of the Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
James A. Fitzsimons, Jack Leighton
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