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Tolerance and avoidance of urban cover in a southern California suburban raptor community over five decades
We explored nest site placement and re-use relative to ornamental tree usage and urbanization level in a diurnal raptor community in southern...
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Age-related variation in the oral microbiome of urban Cooper’s hawks (Accipiter cooperii)
BackgroundBird species worldwide are affected by trichomoniasis caused by the protist Trichomonas gallinae . In avivorous raptors such as Cooper’s...
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Acoustic discrimination of predators by black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus)
Smaller owls and hawks are high-threat predators to small songbirds, like chickadees, in comparison to larger avian predators due to smaller raptors’...
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Raptors of a Neotropical city: diversity and habitat relationships along an urbanization gradient
Urbanization involves changes in landscape terrain, hydrology, and vegetation. These changes allow some wildlife species to thrive in cities while...
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Captive Breeding and Trichomonas gallinae Alter the Oral Microbiome of Bonelli’s Eagle Chicks
Bonelli’s eagle ( Aquila fasciata ) is an endangered raptor species in Europe, and trichomonosis is one of the menaces affecting chicks at nest. In...
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Do domestic budgerigars perceive predation risk?
Predation risk may affect the foraging behavior of birds. However, there has been little research on the ability of domestic birds to perceive...
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The Role of Predators in Sha** Urban Bird Populations. 4. The Urban Predation Paradox and Its Probable Causes
AbstractAs concluded in the previous paper, the order of synurbization of predators ( Corvus cornix first of all) and prey species, as well as...
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Disclosing the hidden nucleotide sequences: a journey into DNA barcoding of raptor species in public repositories
BackgroundIn nucleotide public repositories, studies discovered data errors which resulted in incorrect species identification of several accipitrid...
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First report of Sarcocystis halieti (Apicomplexa) in bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
At least three Sarcocystis species ( S. falcatula, S. halieti and S. wobeseri –like) have been detected infecting raptorial birds. By histopathology...
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The relative sizes of nuclei in the oculomotor complex vary by order and behaviour in birds
Eye movements are a critical component of visually guided behaviours, allowing organisms to scan the environment and bring stimuli of interest to...
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The visual fields of the Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)
We describe for the first time the visual fields of the largest tropical raptor, the Harpy Eagle ( Harpia harpyja ), a powerful keystone species that...
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Ophthalmology of Accipitrimorphae, Strigidae, and Falconidae: Hawks, Eagles, Vultures, Owls, Falcons, and Relatives
Birds of prey, also collectively known as raptors, consist of the Falconiformes (falcons and caracaras), Accipitriformes (eagles, buzzards, hawks,...
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Top–down effects of raptor predation on northern bobwhite
Understanding how predators affect prey species is a central endeavor in applied ecology. Game birds are a culturally and economically important...
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The Role of Predators in Sha** Urban Bird Populations: 2. Is Predation Pressure Increased or Decreased in Urban Landscapes?
AbstractContrasting points of view on the degree and results of predation pressure in cities compared to natural/rural landscapes are considered. One...
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A 37 K SNP array for the management and conservation of Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos)
We describe the development of a custom 37 K Affymetrix Axiom myDesign single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array for a culturally and ecologically...
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Stormwater ponds serve as variable quality habitat for diverse taxa
Stormwater ponds are primarily designed for flood control and water quality protection, but they often serve as habitats of differing quality for a...
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Allele Diversity of the Major Histocompatibility Complex in the Common Hamster (Cricetus cricetus) in Urban and Rural Populations
AbstractBased on the results of targeted sequencing on the Illumina platform we compared the allelic diversity of exon 2 of the DRB gene in urban...
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To the rescue—Evaluating the social-ecological patterns for bird intakes
Animals from urban areas are regularly brought into wildlife rehabilitation centers, providing untapped potential data records to inform management...
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Skeleton and Skeletal Muscles
The avian skeleton and skeletal muscles have been modified by natural selection over millions of years to meet the demands of flight. Some birds have...
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Differential response of migratory guilds of birds to park area and urbanization
Variation in species richness and density of native birds in urban parks and greenspaces (“parks”) is often substantial. Understanding why...
