A general framework for modeling pathogen transmission in co-roosting host communities. [PDF]
EcologyAbstract Cross‐species transmission of pathogens can be facilitated by frequent contact among wildlife. Cross‐species transmission is often driven by phylogenetic similarity between host species, but the role this plays when multiple host species co‐roost is unknown.
Simonis MC, Becker DJ.
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Tree-Cavity Denning of Güiña (<i>Leopardus guigna</i>) and Breeding Productivity From Camera Trap Records. [PDF]
Ecol EvolTree cavities are critical habitats for numerous vertebrate species. We report the first evidence of güiña breeding in a tree cavity, with insights from camera trap surveys in south‐central Chile's temperate forests. These findings enhance our understanding of the species' natural history, breeding behavior, and habitat preferences.
Novoa FJ +6 more
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Use of Citizen Science to Determine Prey Partitioning Between Two Coastal Raptors. [PDF]
Ecol EvolIn Australia, Eastern Osprey (Pandion haliaetus cristatus) and White‐bellied Sea‐Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) occupy the same ecological niche and are suspected of partitioning prey resources. This study investigated this through evaluating the breadth, overlap and partitioning of diets recorded from social media posts.
Biggs L +7 more
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Mitogenomic and Metabarcoding Resources for the Study and Conservation of Keystone Neotropical Raptors [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe characterized complete mitochondrial genomes for nine keystone Neotropical raptors, including four threatened and five near‐threatened species, providing essential resources for phylogenetic and conservation studies. We also developed metabarcoding primers, enabling non‐invasive monitoring of Neotropical raptors via environmental DNA.
De Panis D, Priotto O, Padró J.
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Genomic Insights into Isolation of the Threatened Florida Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
, 2023 We conducted a population genomic study of the crested caracara (Caracara plancus) using samples (n = 290) collected from individuals in Florida, Texas, and Arizona, United States. Crested caracaras are non-migratory raptors ranging from the southern tip
Erwin, et al, Alex
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Rapid Global Deforestation Leaves Forest-Dependent Raptors With Half of Their Suitable Habitat Remaining. [PDF]
Glob Chang BiolWe analyzed high‐resolution global data on forest change between 2001 and 2023 within the ranges of 369 forest‐dependent raptor species. On average, these species have lost 10% of forest within their ranges since 2001. Seventy‐seven species had already lost at least 15% of additional forest cover within their ranges in the latter half of the 20th ...
O'Bryan CJ +6 more
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Perineuronal satellite neuroglia in the telencephalon of New Caledonian crows and other Passeriformes: evidence of satellite glial cells in the central nervous system of healthy birds? [PDF]
PeerJ, 2013 Glia have been implicated in a variety of functions in the central nervous system, including the control of the neuronal extracellular space, synaptic plasticity and transmission, development and adult neurogenesis.
Felipe S. Medina +4 more
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Tiny Patch, Big Value: A Small Dry Forest Patch Supports Wildlife Conservation in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study highlights the biodiversity value of the Murren Reserve, a small tropical dry forest patch in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Using camera traps and opportunistic observations, researchers documented 32 wildlife species, including federally endangered species like the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) and puma (Puma concolor), as well as 73 plant species.
Proctor TL +5 more
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Aggregations of Southern Caracaras (Caracara plancus) in soybean plantations in central Cerrado, Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia, 2019 AbstractThis study reports on large aggregations of Southern Caracaras (Caracara plancus) in soybean plantations in the surroundings of Parque Nacional das Emas, southwestern Brazil. Observations were done during harvesting activities in February 2009.
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Nutritional osteodystrophy in South American birds of prey [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira: Nutritional osteodystrophy is a metabolic bone disease characterized by increased bone resorption and replacement by fibrous connective tissue, resulting from a diet with excess phosphorus or deficient in calcium or vitamin D.
Luiz G.S. Oliveira +7 more
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