Predation attempts on Hoopoe Upupa epops nests in a rural Mediterranean area of central Italy [PDF]
Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology, 2023 Seventeen predation attempts on four Hoopoe Upupa epops nests in an heterogenous agricultural Mediterranean area of central Italy were recorded during breeding seasons 2020-21.
Matteo Annessi, Alessandro Montemaggiori
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Avocetta, 2023 The Pine Processionary Moth (PPM) Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni has long been attacking Mediterranean forests. In its management strategy, Lebanon has focused mainly on pesticides, leaving natural predators as an understudied control option. This study aims to
Leila Rossa Mouawad +5 more
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Effects of Chemical and Auditory Cues of Hoopoes (Upupa epops) in Repellence and Attraction of Blood-Feeding Flies [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Research on the mechanisms involved in host location by parasites is of paramount importance and may aid in developing protective measures against them.
Gustavo Tomás +8 more
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Diet and foraging ecology of the Hoopoe Upupa epops in a Mediterranean area of Central Italy
Avocetta, 2022 During the breeding season, the Hoopoe Upupa epops inhabits traditional and diversified rural habitats with high availability of bare ground and short grass areas where it forages. Only a few studies addressed the breeding diet of this species.
Matteo Annessi +2 more
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The uropygial gland of the European hoopoe as a symbiotic organ [PDF]
Animal MicrobiomeBackground Animals rely on symbiotic bacteria living within/on their tissues for multiple functions, while simultaneously needing to protect themselves via immune functions or other defenses from potentially pathogenic microorganisms that could invade ...
Manuel Martín-Vivaldi +12 more
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Journal of Avian BiologyEcophysiology has enhanced our understanding of avian migration, yet many aspects of how these processes interrelate are still unclear. Partially migratory populations provide an ideal framework for its study in the wild, since resident and migratory ...
Mercè Palacios +4 more
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Reassessment of French breeding bird population sizes using citizen science and accounting for species detectability [PDF]
PeerJHigher efficiency in large-scale and long-term biodiversity monitoring can be obtained through the use of Essential Biodiversity Variables, among which species population sizes provide key data for conservation programs.
Jean Nabias +6 more
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Helmeted hornbill cranial kinesis: Balancing mobility and stability in a high-impact joint. [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)Abstract Prokinesis—in which a craniofacial joint allows the rostrum to move relative to the braincase—is thought to confer diverse advantages in birds, mostly for feeding. A craniofacial joint would, however, be a weak link if cranial stability is important. Paradoxically, we have identified a craniofacial joint in helmeted hornbills (Rhinoplax vigil),
Schindler M +8 more
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Providing regular and frequent maps of losses and gains of farmland birds based on European monitoring data. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Knowledge of species distributions is essential for informing policies on nature conservation and restoration. However, updating them on a regular basis and doing so in a harmonized manner at the international level is difficult. The European Bird Census Council integrated national monitoring data covering 5 years to update farmland bird ...
Herrando S +54 more
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Cosmetic coloration of cross-fostered eggs affects paternal investment in the hoopoe (Upupa epops). [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2021 The signalling hypothesis suggests that avian eggshell coloration is a sexually selected female signal advertising her quality to its male partner, thereby stimulating his provisioning rate.
Díaz-Lora S +6 more
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