Modern practices in crop farming in areas prone to attacks of pests is recently attracting increasing use of chemicals in checking incidences of weeds, insects, birds and rodents not only in farms, gardens but in food and product stores... CO Emerole,NE Chikezie,A Anyim,... - 《Scientific...
Shriner, Jeremy W. Ellis, Kaci K. VanDalen, Heather J. Sullivan & Alan B. Franklin The potential role of wild mammals in avian influenza A virus (IAV) transmission cycles has received some attention in recent years and cases where birds have transmitted IAV to mammals...
Habitat availability and use by Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur between 1965 and 1995: an analysis of Common Birds Census data: Capsule Breeding density on long-term CBC plots fell in proportion to loss of nesting rather than feeding habitat....
Empirical Evidence for the Impact of the Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) on Australian Birds There is widespread concern over the impact of introduced species on biodiversity, but the magnitude of these impacts can be variable. Understanding the im... K Grarock,CR Tidemann,J Wood,... - ...
The Io caterpillar grows up to be a very beautiful moth, with huge eyespot markings on the hind wings that it flashes to scare away birds and other predators. If you find one, consider yourself lucky, but don't pick it up with bare hands!
Female-only colour polymorphism is rare in birds, but occurs in brood parasitic cuckoos (Cuculidae). Obligate brood parasites leave incubation and parental
Does Feather Corticosterone Reflect Individual Quality or External Stress in Arctic-Nesting Migratory Birds? Our results revealed no repeatability of feather CORT within individuals of either species. In common eiders, feather CORT was not affected by prior ... P Legagneux,NJ Harms,G Gauthier,......
2023). The clustering of mynas from Melbourne and from Fiji with Maharashtra subpopulation A also suggests that the birds in Melbourne and Fiji were likely founded by individuals from Maharashtra. Two genetic clusters in New Zealand were identified that appear to be consistent with the historical ...
Locomotion accounts for a significant proportion of the energy budget in birds, and selection is likely to act on its economy, particularly where energy conservation is essential for survival. Birds are capable of different forms of locomotion, such as walking/running, swimming, diving and flying,...
Prolactin has been implicated in promoting paternal care behaviors but little evidence of causality has been found to date except for birds and fish. This ... Toni E. Ziegler and Shelley L. Prudom and Sofia Refetoff Zahed and A.F. Parlow and Fredrick Wegner - 《Hormones & Behavior》 被引...