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Nest Survival Models and Genomics Illuminate Hybridisation Attempts, Guiding Culturally Informed Management to Recover a Critically Endangered Seabird

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Long‐term monitoring has revealed hybridisation attempts between the Critically Endangered Kuaka Whenua Hou (KWH, Pelecanoides whenuahouensis) and the abundant Kuaka (P. urinatrix). Here we use modelling based on population monitoring data in tandem with genomic data to investigate these attempts and the risk they pose to KWH recovery.
N. J. Forsdick, T. R. Buckley, T. Davis, I. Debski, J. H. Fischer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Timing the Sacred: A Multi‐Step Chronological Framework for the Llullaillaco Inca Burial

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Absolute radiocarbon dating offers high precision, but its application to historical contexts, such as the Inca civilization, requires a rigorous methodological approach. This research examines methods to enhance chronological accuracy through a case study of artifacts from the Llullaillaco Capacocha sacrifice.
Dominika Sieczkowska‐Jacyna, Gabriela Recagno Browning, Mario Bernaski, Fernanda Zigaran, Maksymilian Jędrzejowski, Jacek Pawlyta, Andrzej Rakowski, Johan Reinhard, Sturt W. Manning, Dagmara Socha   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of Babesia sp. in pygoscelid penguins at the South Shetland Islands

Polar Research, 2018
Babesia spp. are tick-borne parasites, and 16 avian-infecting species have been described to date, including one species (Babesia peircei) that infects penguins. Considering the results of a recent study reporting Babesia sp.
Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Francisco C. Ferreira Junior, Daniela de Angeli Dutra, Sabrina Epiphanio, Érika M. Braga, Pierre A. Pistorius, José Luiz Catão-Dias   +6 more
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The collective application of shorebird tracking data to conservation

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Addressing urgent conservation issues, such as the drastic declines of North American migratory birds, requires creative, evidence‐based, efficient, and collaborative approaches. The abundance of over 50% of monitored North American shorebird populations has declined by over 50% since 1980. To address these declines, we developed a partnership
Autumn‐Lynn Harrison, Candace Stenzel, Alexandra Anderson, Jessica Howell, Richard B. Lanctot, Marley Aikens, Joaquín Aldabe, Liam A. Berigan, Joël Bêty, Erik Blomberg, Juliana Bosi de Almeida, Andy J. Boyce, David W. Bradley, Stephen Brown, Jay Carlisle, Edward Cheskey, Katherine Christie, Sylvain Christin, Rob Clay, Ashley Dayer, Jill L. Deppe, Willow English, Scott A. Flemming, Olivier Gilg, Christine Gilroy, Susan Heath, Jason M. Hill, J. Mark Hipfner, James A. Johnson, Luanne Johnson, Bart Kempenaers, Paul Knaga, Eunbi Kwon, Benjamin J. Lagassé, Jean‐François Lamarre, Christopher Latty, Don‐Jean Léandri‐Breton, Nicolas Lecomte, Pam Loring, Laura A. McDuffie, Rebecca McGuire, Scott Moorhead, Juan G. Navedo, David Newstead, Erica Nol, Alina Olalla‐Kerstupp, Bridget Olson, Elizabeth Olson, Julie Paquet, Allison K. Pierce, Jennie Rausch, Kevin Regan, Matthew E. Reiter, Amber M. Roth, Mike Russell, Daniel Ruthrauff, Sarah T. Saalfeld, Amy L. Scarpignato, Shiloh Schulte, Nathan R. Senner, Joseph A. M. Smith, Paul A. Smith, Zach Spector, Kelly Srigley Werner, Michelle L. Stantial, Audrey R. Taylor, T. Lee Tibbitts, Mihai Valcu, Nils Warnock, Walter Wehtje, Brad Winn, Michael B. Wunder   +71 more
wiley   +1 more source

The growth rate of Black-tailed Gull chicks is negatively related to total mercury of female parents on Kabushima (Kabu Island), Japan

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2023
The mercury (Hg) contamination at high concentrations affects the physiological state and behavior of animals, however, the effects of low Hg exposure on avian breeding success and the impact on the growth of chicks that depend on feeding from their ...
Tani Hinako, Masaki Shirai, Yuichi Mizutani, Yasuaki Niizuma   +3 more
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UVS is rare in seabirds

Vision Research, 2011
Ultraviolet-sensitive vision (UVS), believed to have evolved from an ancestral state of violet-sensitive vision (VS), is widespread among terrestrial birds, where it is thought to play a role in orientation, foraging, and sexual selection. Less is known, however, about the distribution and significance of UVS in seabirds.
Capuska, Gabriel E Machovsky, Huynen, Leon, Lambert, David, Raubenheimer, David   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Estimating the total mortality of seabirds following a marine heat wave

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Marine heat waves detrimentally affect a range of marine species, including seabirds, and are increasing in frequency and severity. When thousands of dead seabirds wash up on beaches, the public becomes concerned. However, the number of dead birds recorded on beaches is only a fraction of the total mortality; most birds perish at sea.
Jennifer L. Lavers, William Fulton, Silke Stuckenbrock, Alexander L. Bond   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing responses of reef island seabirds to environmental and anthropogenic drivers

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Tropical insular ecosystems face escalating, cumulative impacts of land‐ and sea‐based ecological threats that jeopardize the long‐term sustainability of their native communities. This joint vulnerability is epitomized by reef island seabirds, which are exposed to reef decline and coastal erosion driven by climate change, reduction in prey ...
Tristan Berr, Alexandre Millon, Pascal Dumas, Poetea Guehenneuc, Fany Perez, Hélène De Méringo, Julien Baudat‐Franceschi, Éric Vidal   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tourists and the Seabirds in Galapagos [PDF]

Oryx, 1979
Are the seabird colonies in the Galapagos Islands harmed by the ever increasing numbers of tourists? So far the National Park authorities have been able to safeguard the main nesting grounds from trampling by keeping visitors to prescribed paths, but the birds could be harmed in other ways and these need to be investigated.
openaire   +3 more sources

Insights from three decades of IUCN Red List assessments catalyzing shark, ray, and chimaera conservation

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species is a critical measure of global aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity status. It is also the basis for the Red List Index, which tracks extinction risk over time.
Brittany Finucci, Cassandra L. Rigby, Nicholas K. Dulvy, Rachel D. Cavanagh, Sarah Fowler, Lucy R. Harrison, Julia M. Lawson, Riley Pollom, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Rachel H. L. Walls, Rima W. Jabado   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source