The Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) as a model to understand vagrancy and its potential for the evolution of new migration routes [PDF]
Why and how new migration routes emerge remain fundamental questions in ecology, particularly in the context of current global changes. In its early stages, when few individuals are involved, the evolution of new migration routes can be easily confused ...
Paul Dufour +8 more
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Geomagnetic disturbance associated with increased vagrancy in migratory landbirds [PDF]
Rare birds known as “accidentals” or “vagrants” have long captivated birdwatchers and puzzled biologists, but the drivers of these rare occurrences remain elusive.
Benjamin A. Tonelli +2 more
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Lunatic asylums: A business of profit during the colonial empire in India [PDF]
The knowledge about “maladies of the mind” was in the early stages of development and far from being considered as medical conditions till the mid-19th century.
R. C. Jiloha
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Offshore vagrancy in passerines is predicted by season, wind-drift, and species characteristics [PDF]
Background Migratory birds accomplish remarkable feats of long-distance navigation. Vagrants, few individuals who migrate to incorrect locations, reveal conditions where orientation and navigation fail.
William E. Brooks
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Tropical cyclone activity predicts autumn vagrancy of Nearctic birds on a remote North Atlantic island [PDF]
Wind drift has long been invoked as a primary driver of the seasonal appearance in Europe of long-distance migrants from North America (‘Nearctic vagrants’), presumed to be displaced beyond their normal range by westerly crosswinds and tropical storms ...
David Monticelli
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Insights Into the Ecology of a Widespread but Poorly Known Aerial Insectivore and a Theoretical Basis for Range Expansion Following Repeated Vagrancy Events [PDF]
Over the course of the last two centuries, Northern Rough‐winged Swallows (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) have expanded their range across the North American continent but have remained a relatively poorly known species. In this paper, I discuss two aspects
José R. Ramírez‐Garofalo
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European gulls Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Larus canus, and L. graellsii have dispersed to North America and C. ridibundus and L. graellsii have bred or attempted to breed. North American gulls L. delawarensis, Leucophaeus atricilla, Leucophaeus pipixcan,
Marlen Acosta Alamo +5 more
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Psychological Predictors of Vagrancy in Adolescents [PDF]
Psychological predictors of vagrancy and home leave from socially and economically prosperous families in adolescents are analyzed in the article. The purpose of present article is to show that it is possible to predict the occurrence of runaways and ...
Simaeva I. +3 more
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The curse of Vagrancy in Pakistan
Poverty and Vagrancy are an interlinked phenomenon, and the boundaries are blur as to which one leads to the other. Among many social issues, Pakistan faces the challenge of homelessness to date.
Ume Laila +3 more
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Removing Local Nuisances, Arresting Masterless Strangers, and Granting ‘Nights on Request’
This article proposes a comparative study of everyday police controls of vagrants in two Belgian cities – a port city and a capital city – at the end of the nineteenth century, a period that was characterized by heightened mobility and social fear about
Margo De Koster, Ayfer Erkul
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