Taphonomic signatures of early scavenging by black and turkey vultures. [PDF]
PLoS ONEScavenging is critical for nutrient cycling and maintenance of healthy ecosystems. While there is substantial research into the identification of taphonomic signatures from facultative mammalian scavengers, early stage scavenging signatures by vultures ...
Marian L Wahl +7 more
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Landscape transformations produce favorable roosting conditions for turkey vultures and black vultures [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Recent increases in turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) and black vulture (Coragyps atratus) populations in North America have been attributed in part to their success adapting to human-modified landscapes.
Jacob E. Hill +7 more
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Evaluation of a Multimodal Anesthetic Protocol for Immobilization in Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) and Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesAnesthetic protocols for non-invasive immobilization of Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) and Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) for procedures lasting up to two hours are lacking.
Alejandro Vargas Araya +6 more
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Movement ecology of migration in turkey vultures [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008 We develop individual-based movement ecology models (MEM) to explore turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) migration decisions at both hourly and daily scales. Vulture movements in 10 migration events were recorded with satellite-reporting GPS sensors, and flight behavior was observed visually, aided by on-the-ground VHF radio-tracking.
James T. Mandel +3 more
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Avian pox in a turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) from northern Chile [PDF]
Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2019 A debilitated turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), showing prominent nodular masses in its head, was found in Antofagasta, Chile. Histopathological examination revealed the presence of epidermal hyperplasia and hypertrophy with typical eosinophilic ...
Mauricio Mora-Carreño +3 more
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Efficacy of an inflatable deterrent for reducing New World vulture human-wildlife conflict [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIncreasing urbanization coupled with spatial expansion and numerical increase of New World vulture populations has engendered a rise in human-vulture conflict, creating a need for effective tools to mitigate vulture-related damage.
Bryan M. Kluever +3 more
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Fine-scale assessment of home ranges and activity patterns for resident black vultures (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vultures (Cathartes aura). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Knowledge of black vulture (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) spatial ecology is surprisingly limited despite their vital ecological roles.
Amanda E Holland +5 more
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Vulture dominance in a scavenger assemblage in the Neotropical dry forest [PDF]
Scientific ReportsScientific knowledge of vertebrate scavenging communities has increased over the last decades. However, there is a lack of information on the Neotropics.
Paul Monar-Barragán +8 more
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Fast food: GPS tracking reveals behavior-specific habitat selection and cattle farm subsidies of three sympatric neotropical vulture species [PDF]
Movement EcologyUnderstanding species responses to anthropogenic disturbance is fundamental to ecology and conservation. However, behaviour and inter-individual variation in habitat selection can complicate our understanding of population-level responses to human ...
Christopher Beirne +11 more
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Effects of habitat and time of day on flock size of Turkey Vultures in Cuba (Cathartes aura)
ZooKeys, 2018 In agricultural landscapes, the Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura feeds mainly on carcases of domestic animals. In spring 2017, data on 214 flocks of Turkey vultures were collected in a road survey in Cuba (in total 2384 km). Turkey Vultures were found to be
Piotr Tryjanowski, Federico Morelli
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