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Independent contributions of threat and popularity to conservation translocations
Species translocations are popular tools in conservation, but may be increasingly motivated by species’ popularity, rather than their threat status. We analyzed relative contributions of threat status (a surro...
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Population fragmentation leads to isolation by distance but not genetic impoverishment in the philopatric Lesser Kestrel: a comparison with the widespread and sympatric Eurasian Kestrel
Population fragmentation is a widespread phenomenon usually associated with human activity. As a result of habitat transformation, the philopatric and steppe-specialist Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni underwent a s...
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An unusual source of essential carotenoids
A yellow-faced vulture includes ungulate faeces in its diet for cosmetic purposes.
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Environmental and genetic variation in T-cell-mediated immune response of fledgling American kestrels
We investigated genetic and environmental components of variance in avian T-cell-mediated immune response (CMI) through a cross-fostering experiment conducted on wild American kestrels (Falco sparverius). CMI was...