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Birds of the Campos Sulinos
The degradation of the Campos Sulinos, which are part of the Pampa and Atlantic Forest biomes in Brazil, has been extensively discussed in the...
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Origin and Evolution of Birds
Archaeopteryx lived about 155 million years ago and was a descendent of a long line of dinosaur and theropod ancestors. In this chapter, I review...
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The Baobab and Birds
Birds, with their exquisite adaptations to land, water, and air, are among the most abundant vertebrates on earth. One of the many benefits of the...
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Marine Birds
Mexico’s marine ornithofauna is species-rich and contributes significantly to the country’s biodiversity. Mexico occupies the fifth place in the...
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What drives our aesthetic attraction to birds?
In the Anthropocene, the era when the imprint of humans on nature is pervasive across the planet, it is of utmost importance to understand human...
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Aircraft Collisions with Birds (Orders Falconiformes and Accipitriformes)
AbstractStatistical data on aircraft collisions with birds of prey (Falconiformes and Accipitriformes) are analyzed. The basis of the analysis was...
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Palaeognathous Birds
The Tinamiformes were long considered to be the sister group of the flightless palaeognathous birds, which were classified as “ratites”. However,...
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Fascinating Natural and Biological Traits of Birds
The natural history of birds is summarized. Account of what contemporary birds are, when and how they came to be what they are, and why and how they...
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Birds
The vertebrate Bauplan has undergone a very particular evolution in the class of Aves. Irrespective of the enormous variation in colour, plumage,...
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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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Monensin poisoning outbreak in free-ranging and captive birds
Monensin poisoning is uncommon and has been rarely reported in birds. This work aimed to described clinical-pathological aspects of an outbreak of...
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Birds and environment: a multidisciplinary approach to ecological, behavioural and conservation issues
Birds perform significant ecosystem services in the environment. Nevertheless, they have been facing threats to their survival globally. This special...
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Diverging responses to natural and anthropogenic habitats in aftrotropical birds and butterflies
Species respond differently to landscape structures and environmental changes. In nature conservation, however, responses of a few indicator groups...
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Vocal Ontogenesis in Non-Passerine Birds
AbstractVocal ontogenesis in non-passerine birds has been studied only in a few species from different orders. Call development takes place in them...
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An Introduction to the Birds of the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates may be a small, arid country but is home to a surprisingly diverse and interesting range of birds that occur as breeders,...
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Birds do not use social learning of landmarks to locate favorable nest sites
Experiments since the classic studies of Niko Tinbergen have provided evidence that animals use visual landmarks to navigate. We tested whether birds...
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Paleogene Fossil Birds
This second, completely revised edition of “Paleogene fossil birds” gives a comprehensive, updated overview of the avian fossil record from a...
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The noisy neighbor conundrum: what influences the value of urban sites for forest birds?
Birds are a prominent component of urban biodiversity yet many species, particularly forest-dependent birds, are vulnerable to landscape...
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White stork Ciconia ciconia nests as an attractant to birds and bats
White storks ( Ciconia ciconia ), an emblematic bird of high conservation interest, build massive nests which are also important breeding sites for...
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From islands to infectomes: host-specific viral diversity among birds across remote islands
BackgroundAccelerating biodiversity loss necessitates monitoring the potential pathogens of vulnerable species. With a third of New Zealand's...
