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Ecological and Geographical Differentiation of the Winter Fauna of Birds and Mammals in the Seas of Northeastern Russia
AbstractThe ecological and geographical regularities of the spatial differentiation of the fauna of birds and mammals in the seas of northeastern...
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Waterfowl and Wetland Birds
The future of wetland bird habitat and populations is intrinsically connected with the conservation of rangelands in North America. Many rangeland...
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A 30,000-km journey by Apus apus pekinensis tracks arid lands between northern China and south-western Africa
BackgroundAs a widely distributed and aerial migratory bird, the Common Swift ( Apus apus ) flies over a wide geographic range in Eurasia and Africa...
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Barnacle geese Branta leucopsis breeding on Novaya Zemlya: current distribution and population size estimated from tracking data
The Russian breeding population of barnacle geese Branta leucopsis has shown a rapid increase in numbers since 1980, which has coincided with a...
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Notable Changes in Conservation Status of Vultures in Uttar Pradesh, India: A Study Based on Occupancy and Habitat Modelling
Vultures are key to the functioning of ecosystems but they are assessed to be threatened globally and their numbers are at-risk due to changes in...
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Ecogeographical Analysis of the Heracleum persicum, H. mantegazzianum, and H. sosnowskyi Distribution at the Northern Limit of Their Secondary Ranges in Europe
AbstractThis paper analyzes the distribution of Heracleum persicum , H. mantegazzianum , and H. sosnowskyi at the northern limit of their secondary...
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First assessment on the influence of wind farms and high-voltage networks on ruddy-headed goose Chloephaga rubidiceps migration in Patagonia, Argentina
Ruddy-headed goose Chloephaga rubidiceps has a migratory population that overwinters mainly in the Pampas region, Argentina, and breeds in Southern...
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Pre-migratory flights in migrant songbirds: the ecological and evolutionary importance of understudied exploratory movements
Across the animal kingdom, from honeybees to cranes to beavers, exploratory movements to exploit resources, scout prospective territories, or...
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Songbirds initiate migratory flights synchronously relative to civil dusk
BackgroundEach spring and fall billions of songbirds depart on nocturnal migrations across the globe. Theory suggests that songbirds should depart on...
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Regional Differences in the Infection of the European Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus with the Nematode Hysterothylacium aduncum in the Winter Period off the Coasts of Crimea and the Caucasus
AbstractThe main indicators of infection of the European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus (L.) with larvae of the nematode Hysterothylacium aduncum ...
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Climate Changes in Central Asia as a Prerequisite and Trigger of Plague Microbe (Yersinia pestis) Speciation
AbstractTwo physical and climatic factors that were distant and recent prerequisites and a transformation trigger for a clone of the ancestral...
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Quantifying effects of snow depth on caribou winter range selection and movement in Arctic Alaska
BackgroundCaribou and reindeer across the Arctic spend more than two thirds of their lives moving in snow. Yet snow-specific mechanisms driving their...
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How Closely Common Pochards (Aythya ferina) Interact with Spring Phenology on Migration
AbstractData on Common Pochard (hereafter Pochard) migration was taken from the Database of the Bird Ringing Centre of Russia. Data on weather...
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Which birds participate in mass concentrations of Bramblings Fringilla montifringilla?—Ring recoveries, biometry, age and sex composition
The Brambling Fringilla montifringilla combines several special features of migration and wintering: differential migration according to age and sex...
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Distribution of avian scavengers inside and outside of protected areas: contrasting patterns between two areas of Spain and South Africa
Protected areas are central to the conservation of biodiversity across the globe. However, their performance, especially in relation to highly mobile...
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Artificial lighting affects the landscape of fear in a widely distributed shorebird
Fear influences almost all aspects of a prey species’ behaviour, such as its foraging and movement, and has the potential to cause trophic cascades....
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Modern Trends in Populations of the Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus) and the Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) (Gruidae, Gruiformes) on the Tundra of Yakutia and Chukotka Based on Aerial Surveys
AbstractThe sandhill crane has become a common to abundant breeding species on the tundra of northeastern Yakutia, with the ranges of both sandhill...
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Reproductive Behavior of Forficula vicaria Semenov, 1902 (Dermaptera, Forficulidae)
AbstractData on reproduction of the earwig Forficula vicaria Semenov (Dermaptera, Forficulidae) in Primorskii Territory of Russia are presented. The...
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Current Structure of the Fauna and Features of Bird Distribution in Crimea
AbstractA list of the Crimean bird fauna is presented to reflect the current state of knowledge and to characterize the status and environmental...
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Nest characteristics and food supply affect reproductive output of white storks Ciconia ciconia in semi-arid areas
The aim of this study was to test the influence of nest site characteristics and food supplementation from rubbish dumps on reproductive parameters...
