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Mosquito iDNA Reflects Fine Scale Composition of Tropical Fauna
Environmental DNA, Volume 7, Issue 6, November–December 2025.We used mosquito iDNA to investigate fine scale ecological patterns of birds and mammals in the tropical savanna woodlands of Kakadu National Park. Revealing that mammalian richness is influenced by site, while avian richness changes with season. While community composition is influenced by fire during the dry season and vegetation during the wet ...
Christine Chivas +6 more
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Thermal responses in some Eastern Cape African Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) [PDF]
, 2003 Thermal responses were measured in cicadas collected in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The thermal responses of 22 species from 5 biomes were determined. Shade-seeking temperature was the most variable and related to the various biomes.
Phillips, P K +2 more
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Superb Fairy-Wren (Malurus cyaneus) Sons and Daughters Acquire Song Elements of Mothers and Social Fathers [PDF]
, 2016 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the ...
Evans, Christine +1 more
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The effects of age on vocal mimicry in female superb lyrebirds
Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 6, November 2025.Avian vocal mimicry has typically been examined through the lens of sexual selection acting on males. However, the females of many bird species are accomplished vocal mimics; a fact that cannot be accounted for by traditional male‐centric explanations for vocal mimicry. Female superb lyrebirds Menura novaehollandiae mimic primarily during nest defence,
Victoria I. Austin +5 more
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The impact of gigafire on vegetation structure, terrestrial vertebrate abundance and diel activity
Oikos, Volume 2025, Issue 10, October 2025.Fire regimes are shifting around the world due to climate and land‐use change, resulting in an increased frequency of large and severe wildfires. However, the impact of extreme wildfire events on animal species remains poorly understood. Particularly lacking is an understanding of how fire affects animal behaviour.
Grant D. Linley +6 more
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Endothermy in African Platypleurine Cicadas: the influence of body size and habitat (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) [PDF]
, 2004 The platypleurine cicadas have a wide distribution across Africa and southern Asia. We investigate endothermy as a thermoregulatory strategy in 11 South African species from five genera, with comparisons to the lone ectothermic platypleurine we found, in
Phillips, P K +2 more
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Ibis, Volume 167, Issue 4, Page 1043-1052, October 2025.Anthropogenic noise is considered one of the most serious forms of pollution globally and has been shown to have negative effects on the distribution, behaviour, cognition and reproductive success of animal species worldwide. Among the most commonly reported impacts of anthropogenic noise are its effects on acoustic communication.
Grace Blackburn +4 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 In cooperatively breeding species, the level of investment in young can vary substantially. Despite receiving considerable research attention, how and why investment in young varies with cooperatively breeding group members remains unclear.
Kyana N. Pike +3 more
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Are we choosing the right flagships? The bird species and traits Australians find most attractive [PDF]
, 2018 Understanding what people like about birds can help target advocacy for bird conservation. However, testing preferences for characteristics of birds is methodologically challenging, with bias difficult to avoid.
Ainsworth, Gillian B. +2 more
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The impacts of sleep disturbance on birds: a review of the knowledge gaps
Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 5, September 2025.Sleep is an evolutionarily conserved behaviour critical to animal function. While the exact functions of sleep are still unclear, the ubiquity of sleep behaviour and its potential high costs (e.g. reduction in foraging time, increased vulnerability to predators) suggest sleep serves a critical role for animals.
Kamya Patel +3 more
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