Finally we considered birds of prey (order Accipitriformes) and the crows (family Corvidae) as potential predators and scavengers. Note that the gulls (family Laridae) qualify both as members of the Charadriformes and as potential scavengers. In total we considered 109 species - see the ...
We also required participants to record any prey that they took from the cat and released alive. These specimens were still considered prey for the purposes of our data, though some were not identified to species. To examine behavioral responses of the cats to the Birdsbesafe® CCs, owner ...
as well as the trends within each region. It should be noted that the regions vary by relative size and number of states (as per Table1), and that grassland comprises a larger portion of the total
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Birds contribute to the trophic interactions within mixed conifer ecosystems and provide a suite of services, such as nutrient transport, seed dispersal, habitat creation, and insect regulation. Avian communities vary in response to the structure and com