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First description of movement and ranging behavior of the Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) from Serbia using GPS satellite tracking [PDF]

Archives of Biological Sciences, 2021
Understanding the movement pattern and ranging behavior of the Griffon vulture population in Serbia is of great importance for prioritizing conservation action.
Hribšek Irena, Plećaš Milan, Skorić Stefan, Marinković Saša   +3 more
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Vulture Exclusion Halves Large Carcass Decomposition Rates and Doubles Fly Abundance [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Carcass consumption by scavengers plays a critical role in wildlife and human health by providing services that maintain ecosystem functioning and potentially mitigate disease spreading.
Julia Grootaers, Greta Hernández Campos, Violeta Marie Montenegro, Rosio Vega Quispe, Sarah Wicks, Sara Campos Landázuri, Eduardo Fabrizio Tubelli, Francisco Vega‐Reyes, Enzo Basso, Andrew Whitworth, Andrew Young, Christopher Beirne   +11 more
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Cultural significance and conservation challenges of the hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) and other vulture species in northeastern Benin [PDF]

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background West Africa remains the stronghold for Critically Endangered hooded vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus) and other species of vulture, but these populations are declining.
Fidèle Ezéchiel Koffi Hounnouvi, Jemima Lydie Obandza-Ayessa, Stanislas Mahussi Gandaho, Lindy Jane Thompson   +3 more
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Outcome and Toxicity of Moderately Hypofractionated Post-Prostatectomy Radiotherapy: A Retrospective Study [PDF]

Medical Sciences
Background: In this study, we retrospectively analyzed clinical and toxicity outcomes of 67 prostate cancer (PCa) patients undergoing moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy (RT) after prostatectomy, with adjuvant or salvage intent. Methods: Irradiation
Rocchina Vilella, Fiorella D’Auria, Luciana Valvano, Barbara D’Andrea, Antonietta Montagna, Giovanni Castaldo, Ilaria Benevento, Angela Pia Solazzo, Manuela Botte, Grazia Lazzari, Teodora Statuto, Luciana Rago   +11 more
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Vultures [PDF]

Current Biology, 2016
Buechley and Sekercioglu introduce vultures, the supreme avian scavengers that now face multiple threats.
Evan R, Buechley, Cagan H, Sekercioglu
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Factors Influencing the Potential Distribution of Globally Endangered Egyptian Vulture Nesting Habitat in Nepal

Animals, 2023
Habitat suitability is crucial to ensure the long-term persistence of species and can be identified based on relationships between species occurrences and underlying abiotic and biotic factors.
Hari Prasad Sharma, Santosh Dhakal, Krishna Prasad Bhusal, Hemanta Dhakal, Ramji Gautam, Ankit Bilash Joshi, Deu Bahadur Rana, Manshanta Ghimire, Suman Ghimire, Jerrold L. Belant   +9 more
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Diffuse Leukoplakia of the Bladder Ostium-Sparing in Patient Treated with Leuprorelin for Breast Cancer

Case Reports in Urology, 2021
Case. A 55-year-old woman came to our attention in April 2020 referring haematuria, frequency and urgency. The patient referred previous treatment with leuprorelin 3.75 mg/2 ml for breast cancer three years ago.
Antonio Nacchia, Ferdinando di Giacomo, Arcangelo Di Cerbo, Massimo Dante Di Somma, Giuseppe Patitucci, Giuseppe Disabato, Giulia Vita   +6 more
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Assessing African Vultures as Biomonitors and Umbrella Species

Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2021
African vulture populations are rapidly declining, yet funding and other resources available for their conservation are limited. Improving our understanding of which African vulture species could best serve as an umbrella species for the entire suite of ...
Lindy J. Thompson, Lindy J. Thompson, Lindy J. Thompson, Sonja C. Krüger, Sonja C. Krüger, Brent M. Coverdale, L. Jen Shaffer, Mary Ann Ottinger, John P. Davies, Clément Daboné, Clément Daboné, Micheal Kibuule, S. Imad Cherkaoui, Rebecca A. Garbett, W. Louis Phipps, Evan R. Buechley, Evan R. Buechley, Alfonso Godino Ruiz, Alfonso Godino Ruiz, Miguel Lecoq, Camilo Carneiro, Camilo Carneiro, Reginal M. Harrell, Meredith L. Gore, William W. Bowerman   +24 more
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Vultures, their population status and some ecological aspects in an Indian stronghold

Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2020
Indian vultures have important ecological and socio-economic functions and are increasingly studied, per their ecological role and recently, their catastrophic populations’ decline.
Kaushalendra K. JHA, Michael O. CAMPBELL, Radhika JHA   +2 more
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Grading of Anatomopathological Disparity in the Cases of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in wild avian species as recorded in Pigeons (Columba livia), Peafowls (Pavo cristatus), and Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) [PDF]

Archives of Razi Institute, 2022
Aspergillosis which is caused by Aspergillus fumigatus, a fungal pathogen, can vary from a localized infection to severe life-threatening invasive or disseminated systemic diseases in birds.
A. Mariappan, P Munusamy, S. K Latheef, S Kohale, K Dhama   +4 more
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