Status of the Saker Falcon in Hungary between 1980 and 2022
There is limited data available about the status of the Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) in Hungary before 1980. According to available sources, the species was a regular breeder in several habitat types, but was not common in the late 19th and early 20th ...
Janos Bagyura +4 more
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Preliminary Evaluation of a Tris-Based Extender for the Semen Examination Procedure in a Hybrid Falcon (Falco rusticolus × Falco cherrug) [PDF]
Artificial insemination (AI) plays an important role in threatened raptor species conservation, as well as in falconry for commercial purposes. There is still a need to identify a suitable extender that maintains an adequate environment for sperm ...
Miranda Govoni +6 more
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Maxent modeling for predicting the spatial distribution of three raptors in the Sanjiangyuan National Park, China [PDF]
Upland buzzard (Buteo hemilasius), Saker falcon (Falco cherrug), and Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) are three common large raptors in the Sanjiangyuan National Park (SNP), China's first national park.
Jingjie Zhang +8 more
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This report summarizes information on factors impacting on the decrease in numbers of the Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) in Russia and Kazakhstan and analyses conditions в of the Global Action Plan that are aimed at neutralization of these factors to ...
Elvira G. Nikolenko +2 more
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Risk assessment in the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae): intensity of behavioral response differs with predator species [PDF]
Background The ability of a prey species to assess the risk that a predator poses can have important fitness advantages for the prey species. To better understand predator–prey interactions, more species need to be observed to determine how prey ...
Wanrong Wei +3 more
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Installing artificial nests is a widely used method of managing wild bird populations around the world that allows to increase their numbers and/or productivity and breeding success.
Igor V. Karyakin +3 more
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The dynamics of changes in the live weight of saker falcon (Falco cherrug) chicks in the early postnatal period and the comparison of the growth energy of chicks of different morphometric groups during artificial feeding from hatching to transferring ...
Sergey I. Snigirev, Lidiya B. Mendel
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An Adaptive Management Framework Concept for the Sustainable Use of the Saker Falcon
The Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as Globally Endangered. It breeds across continental middle latitudes, with its range spanning over 7,000 km from Central Europe to Western ...
Andras Kovacs +4 more
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Transcription-associated mutation promotes RNA complexity in highly expressed genes - a major new source of selectable variation [PDF]
Alternatively spliced transcript isoforms are thought to play a critical role for functional diversity. However, the mechanism generating the enormous diversity of spliced transcript isoforms remains unknown, and its biological significance remains ...
Bruford, Michael W. +9 more
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The effect of developmental stage on eggshell thickness variation in endangered falcons [PDF]
We compared eggshell thickness of hatched eggs with that of non-developed eggs in endangered falcon taxa to explore the effect of embryo development on eggshell thinning.
Castilla, Aurora M. +4 more
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