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Camera traps offer reliable estimates compared to ground surveys for monitoring duck pairs and broods

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin
Monitoring breeding waterfowl populations with ground‐based pair and brood surveys informs management and conservation decisions. However, surveys are often limited temporally and may miss individuals that are not present or available for detection at ...
Ashley J. Pidwerbesky   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of low-protein diet on geese growth: early low-protein diets with amino acid supplementation improve nitrogen utilization and maintain growth performance in meat geese

open access: yesFrontiers in Animal Science
Herein, 364 one-day-old male Jiangnan white goslings were divided into four groups: PM (18.55% crude protein (CP) + main amino acids (AA)), PA (18.55% CP + all AA), LPM (15.55% CP + main AA), and LPA (15.55% CP + all AA). The main AAs were Lys, Met, Thr,
Wenzhong Li   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hunting in the Ghaznavid State: Courtly Culture, Military Practices and Political Power

open access: yesHistory, EarlyView.
Abstract Hunting occupied an important place in the royal court culture of the Ghaznavid state (963–1186 CE). Ghaznavid hunting culture developed through the interaction of Turkic‐Islamic political traditions, Persianate models of kingship and local ecological settings. Rather than constituting a fully formalized institution, Ghaznavid hunting practice
Arslan Durdu
wiley   +1 more source

SCDNR - waterfowl management areas youth waterfowl harvest report season summary 2022-2023 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources manages Waterfowl Management Areas to maintain populations of youth migratory waterfowl. This report provides a summary of the species, number of hunters, ducks per hunter, shots fired, cripples lost ...
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
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Cardiovascular Plasticity and Adaptation of High‐Altitude Birds and Mammals

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This schematic depicts the cardiovascular adaptations of mammals and birds to high‐altitude hypoxia. It highlights key phenotypic changes in oxygen transport and cardiac responses, driven by molecular mechanisms including transcriptional regulation and genetic modifications.
Huishang She, Yanhua Qu
wiley   +1 more source

Yeast culture derived from Jiang-flavor Baijiu distiller's grains enhances immune function and gut health in geese

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionThis study evaluated the effects of dietary supplementation with Jiang-flavor Baijiu distiller's grains yeast culture (JBGC) on immune performance and intestinal health in geese.MethodsA total of 512 one-day-old Magang geese were randomly ...
Pan Tao   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cumulative Duration and Habitat Selection Across the Annual‐Cycle Stages: Links to Human Modification in Two Declining Shorebirds

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
First multi‐season analysis linking cumulative duration and habitat selection to human modification in two declining shorebirds. A total of 160 cumulative duration was identified at four periods for two species. Longer cumulative duration correlate with higher human modification in coastal wetlands during northward migration and winter.
Houlang Duan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Waterfowl Xpress: Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Art Contest

open access: yes, 2015
The Guide is intended to help formal and nonformal educators with art or biology backgrounds – or those with neither – use the Program to work with our youth.

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Prey Partitioning in a Diverse Carnivore Community: Implications for Reintroduced Fishers in Washington

open access: yesAnimal Conservation, EarlyView.
Using fecal DNA metabarcoding, we quantified dietary overlap among reintroduced fishers and sympatric coyotes, bobcats, and Pacific martens in Washington's North Cascades. Niche overlap was substantial for common prey but varied with body size, revealing fine‐scale resource partitioning that may limit fishers' access to energetically efficient prey ...
Kayla A. Shively   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

SCDNR - waterfowl management areas youth waterfowl harvest report season summary 2023-2024

open access: yes
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources manages Waterfowl Management Areas to maintain populations of youth migratory waterfowl. This report provides a summary of the species, number of hunters, ducks per hunter, shots fired, cripples lost ...
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
core   +1 more source

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