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Ontogeny of foraging behaviour in an opportunistic gull inhabiting urban marine ecosystems

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urbanization affects ecosystems by reducing biodiversity and displacing species from native habitats. While some suffer, others, like urban wildlife, adapt through innovative feeding and behaviours that improve their fitness in human‐altered settings. Despite research on wildlife in urban areas, the development of foraging behaviour in urban species is
Joan Navarro, Víctor Martín-Vélez, Joan Giménez, José Antonio Garcia, Pablo Cermeño, Jordi Figuerola, Raül Aymí, Tomás Montalvo   +7 more
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Diet, phenology and body size shape nutrient release by songbirds

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Animals can dramatically alter ecosystem structure and function through the cycling and transport of nutrients in their waste. While birds are particularly capable of influencing nutrient cycles due to their high mobility, abundance, metabolism and functional diversity,
Linsey Chen, Alexander S. Flecker, Ethan S. Duvall   +2 more
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Offshore wind farm avoidance by a discard‐feeding seabird is independent of local fishing activity

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Fishing is not allowed within wind farms; therefore, discard‐feeding seabirds may appear to avoid wind farm areas. We found that most Lesser Black‐backed Gulls avoided the wind farm area, but not each individual in each period. Avoidance of the wind farm was not driven by fishing exclusion within its perimeter.
Rosemarie Kentie, Rob S. A. van Bemmelen, Judy Shamoun‐Baranes, Eric W. M. Stienen, Ruben C. Fijn   +4 more
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Criteria for surgical decision-making in talocalcaneal tarsal coalitions

Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
: Assessment and management of talocalcaneal middle facet tarsal coalitions present a complex orthopaedic challenge. Various studies have attempted to establish guidelines for surgical intervention based on coalition size and hindfoot alignment.
Vincent S. Mosca, MD, Javier Masquijo, MD   +1 more
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Analysis of calcaneonavicular coalitions using multi-planar three-dimensional computed tomography

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2008
Purpose Computed tomography (CT) is the current imaging standard for confirming the diagnosis of a calcaneonavicular coalition. The purpose of this study was to evaluate three-dimensional (3D) multi-planar CT images of calcaneonavicular coalitions and ...
Vidyadhar V. Upasani, Reid C. Chambers, Scott J. Mubarak   +2 more
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Environmental factors associated with nesting habits and age shape the composition and connection between skin and uropygial gland microbiomes of birds

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study provides new insights into how ecological conditions influence the evolution of host‐associated symbiotic communities and their functional roles. The findings suggest that pathogen pressures linked to nesting habits in birds shape bacterial communities of the uropygial gland, and their connection with the skin microbiome, where the ...
Ester Martínez‐Renau, Kasun H. Bodawatta, Antonio M. Martín‐Platero, Manuel Martín‐Vivaldi, María Dolores Barón, Cristina Ruiz‐Castellano, Manuel Martínez‐Bueno, Knud A. Jønsson, Michael Poulsen, Juan José Soler   +9 more
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Case report: First description of a calcaneal fracture in a patient with cuboid navicular coalition

Journal of Orthopaedic Reports
Cuboid navicular coalition (CN) is a rare type of osseous, cartilaginous, or fibrous congenital bridge arising from failure of differentiation of more than two tarsal bones.
Honey Brandy Frimpong-Manso, Md Abdul Aziz, Tamas Kobezda, Chandra Seker Pasapula   +3 more
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Tarsal coalition and painful plano-valgus foot. Deformity correction as alternative to resection [PDF]

Chirurgia Narządów Ruchu i Ortopedia Polska
Aim. The study aimed to evaluate a group of patients who underwent consecutive surgeries between 2007 and 2020 due to a painful coalition of the tarsal bones, focusing exclusively on correcting valgus foot deformity. Materials and methods.
Marek Napiontek
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First record of the forensically important genus Protopiophila Duda (Diptera: Piophilidae) from South Korea and an integrative framework for forensic identification

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract The family Piophilidae is of significant forensic importance due to its association with late‐stage decomposition; however, the Korean piophilid fauna remains poorly studied, lacking comprehensive morphological and molecular data. This study reports the first record of the genus Protopiophila Duda from South Korea.
Sangjin Han, Taemin Kang, Seung‐Gyu Lee, Seunggwan Shin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mainland diversification and recent island lineages in the reduviid genus Tapirocoris: an integrative taxonomic framework with four new species

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Using an integrative taxonomic framework that combines COI DNA barcodes, geometric morphometrics and phylogeography, we revise the assassin bug genus Tapirocoris and recover seven well‐supported species, including four newly described cryptic species.
Ping Zhao, Qinpeng Liu, Minmin Ou, Huaiyu Liu, Yingqi Liu, Jianyun Wang, Miao Yang, Zhuo Chen, Wanzhi Cai   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source