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1. A Cross-species Quantitative Adverse Outcome Pathway for Activation of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Leading to Early Life Stage Mortality in Birds and Fishes

Author:
Jon A. Doering; Steve Wiseman; John P. Giesy; Markus Hecker
Source:
Environmental science & technology 2018 v.52 no.13 pp. 7524-7533
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
adverse effects; adverse outcome pathways; birds; developmental stages; dose response; environmental science; fish; mortality; regression analysis; transcriptional activation
Abstract:
... Dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) elicit adverse effects through activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR). Prior investigations demonstrated that sensitivity to activation of AHR1 in an in vitro AHR transactivation assay is predictive of early life stage mortality among birds. The present study investigated the link between sensitivity to activation of AHR1s and AHR2s and early life stage mort ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.8b01438

2. A Large Aggregation of 50 Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) During Migration in the Western Gulf of Mexico

Author:
Silvan T. Paganini; Amanda Stafford; Johann von Hirschheydt; Marc Kéry
Source:
Journal of raptor research 2018 v.52 no.4 pp. 500-502
ISSN:
0892-1016
Subject:
Falco peregrinus; birds; juveniles; Gulf of Mexico
Abstract:
... In October 2017, we opportunistically observed up to 50 Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) on a ship moored in the western Gulf of Mexico. All birds we aged were juveniles, and they hunted from the ship, frequently perching extremely close to one another (<1 m apart) on cables. Both the number of birds and also the very short inter-individual distances when perching make these observations unusu ...
DOI:
10.3356/JRR-18-13.1

3. A Pleistocene disturbance event describes modern diversity patterns in tidal marsh birds

Author:
Maureen D. Correll; Whitney A. Wiest; Thomas P. Hodgman; Joseph T. Kelley; Brian J. Mcgill; Chris S. Elphick; W. Gregory Shriver; Meaghan Conway; Christopher R. Field; Brian J. Olsen
Source:
Ecography 2018 v.41 no.4 pp. 684-694
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
biomass; birds; community structure; competitive exclusion; ecosystems; evolution; functional diversity; habitat destruction; habitats; humans; hurricanes; ice; infrastructure; latitude; paleoecology; paleozoology; salt marshes; species diversity; surveys; Northeastern United States
Abstract:
... There is growing evidence to support that paleo‐timescale events are important determinants in the present‐day distribution of organisms. We explored the relationship between community composition of tidal marsh birds in the northeastern United States and potential drivers of biodiversity patterns across timescales to explore the relevance of historical contingency in this ecosystem. These potenti ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.02937

4. A Review of Road Salt Ecological Impacts

Author:
Athena Tiwari; Joseph W. Rachlin
Source:
Northeastern naturalist 2018 v.25 no.1 pp. 123-142
ISSN:
1092-6194
Subject:
aquatic invertebrates; biocenosis; birds; environmental impact; fish; lakes; mammals; roadside plants; runoff; snow; soil structure; water salinization; North America
Abstract:
... Road-salt runoff is an increasing problem in areas of North America that receive snow. Its effects include groundwater salinization, loss or reduction in lake turnover, and changes in soil structure. Road-salt runoff can affect biotic communities by causing changes in the composition of fish or aquatic invertebrate assemblages. It also poses threats to birds, mammals, and roadside vegetation. ...
DOI:
10.1656/045.025.0110

5. A Review on Chlamydial Diseases in Animals: Still a Challenge for Pathologists?

Author:
Nicole Borel; Adam Polkinghorne; Andreas Pospischil
Source:
Veterinary pathology v.55 no.3 pp. 374-390
ISSN:
1544-2217
Subject:
Chlamydia; DNA; Metatheria; animal pathology; bacteria; birds; chlamydiosis; diagnostic techniques; fish; histology; host range; hosts; humans; introduced species; microscopy; models; new family; new species; pathogenicity; pets; reptiles; sheep; tissues; wild animals; wildlife
Abstract:
... Chlamydiae have a worldwide distribution causing a wide range of diseases in human hosts, livestock, and companion animals as well as in wildlife and exotic species. Moreover, they can persist in their hosts as asymptomatic infections for extended periods of time. The introduction of molecular techniques has revolutionized the Chlamydia field by expanding the host range of known chlamydial species ...
DOI:
10.1177/0300985817751218

6. A Scientific Note on the Evolutionary Relationships Between Honey Bees and Their Enemies

Author:
H.F. Abou-Shaara
Source:
Cercetări agronomice în Moldova 2018 v.51 no.1 pp. 101-107
ISSN:
2067-1865
Subject:
birds; crops; honey bee colonies; honey bees; mites; mitochondrial DNA; parasites; phylogeny; pollination; predators; trees
Abstract:
... Honey bees are used in intensive way in agriculture due to their vital role in pollination of crops. Moreover, there are many valuable products from the bee colonies. Unfortunately, there are many enemies to honey bees. These enemies belong to various taxonomic ranks, including birds, insects and mites. Serious damages can be caused to honey bee colonies by these enemies. The sophisticated evoluti ...
DOI:
10.2478/cerce-2018-0009

7. A Spatially Explicit Choice Model to Assess the Impact of Conservation Policy on High Nature Value Farming Systems

Author:
Paulo Flores Ribeiro; Luís Catela Nunes; Pedro Beja; Luís Reino; Joana Santana; Francisco Moreira; José Lima Santos
Source:
Ecological economics 2018 v.145 pp. 331-338
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
Common Agricultural Policy; agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; biodiversity conservation; birds; economic incentives; landscapes; livestock production; markets; models; production technology; rain; steppes; traditional farming
Abstract:
... High Nature Value (HNV) farmland is declining in the EU, with negative consequences for biodiversity conservation. Agri-environment schemes implemented under the Common Agricultural Policy have addressed this problem, with recent proposals advocating direct support to HNV farming systems. However, research is lacking on the economics of HNV farming, which makes it difficult to set the level and ty ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.11.011

8. A Technique for Assessment of the State of Shore Ornithocomplexes Based on the Example of Artificial Reservoirs of the Dry-Steppe Zone in Southern Russia (Republic of Kalmykia)

Author:
I. B. Shapovalova
Source:
Arid ecosystems 2018 v.8 no.4 pp. 279-285
ISSN:
2079-0961
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; arid zones; avifauna; birds; drying; ecosystems; population size; steppes; surface water; wetlands; Russia
Abstract:
... We have developed a technique to assess the state of shore ornithocomplexes that can be used for any artificial water bodies to reveal disturbances in their functioning and use. The article presents data on some artificial reservoirs of the dry-steppe zone in the south of the European part of Russia (Republic of Kalmykia). Our research has revealed the main factors of the environmental influence ( ...
DOI:
10.1134/S2079096118040108

9. A Tier-I leaching risk assessment of three anticoagulant compounds in the forested areas of Hawai'i

Author:
Matteo D'Alessio; Tiejun Wang; Catherine E. Swift; Mohana Sundaram Shanmungam; Chittaranjan Ray
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.630 pp. 889-902
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
anticoagulants; aquifers; birds; brodifacoum; chlorophacinone; databases; diphacinone; disturbed soils; forests; geographic information systems; groundwater; islands; laboratory experimentation; leaching; mice; pesticidal properties; rats; risk; soil profiles; sorption; Maui; Oahu
Abstract:
... The anticoagulant rodenticides brodifacoum, chlorophacinone, and diphacinone have been proposed for broadcast application in some forested areas in Hawai'i to protect rare and endangered native bird species from introduced mice and rats. Groundwater resources in Hawai'i are prone to contamination due to the intrinsic aquifer vulnerability to leaching from the land surface. Because of the hydrogeol ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.257

10. A camera-trap survey of avifauna in a Bornean peat-swamp forest

Author:
Daniel M. Brooks; Adul; Susan M. Cheyne
Source:
Wilson journal of ornithology 2018 v.130 no.4 pp. 969-980
ISSN:
1559-4491
Subject:
Accipiter; Caprimulgus; Centropus sinensis; Ciconia; Lophura; Pitta nympha; avifauna; birds; breeding; camera trapping; cameras; forests; habitats; natural history; surveys; Borneo; Indonesia
Abstract:
... As part of an ongoing camera trapping project in the Sabangau Peat-swamp Forest (Central Kalimantan, Indonesia), we present camera-trap data on the avifauna. The camera traps have captured images and videos since 2008, including 224 individual bird photos representing 142 unique events of 25 species, 11 of which are Endangered, Vulnerable, or Near-Threatened, all of which we describe in species ac ...
DOI:
10.1676/17-00047

11. A case report of Dermanyssus gallinae infestation in three cats

Author:
Antonella Di Palma; Federico Leone; Francesco Albanese; Massimo Beccati
Source:
Veterinary dermatology 2018 v.29 no.4 pp. 348
ISSN:
0959-4493
Subject:
Dermanyssus gallinae; birds; blood; case studies; dermatitis; females; histology; humans; kittens; mite infestations; mites; nests; poultry industry; rural areas; scanning electron microscopy; skin lesions; small mammals; urban areas; veterinary medicine
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Dermanyssus gallinae is a major threat for the poultry industry; these mites also feed on the blood of many other birds, small mammals and potentially humans. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: Three cats with dermatitis attributed to D. gallinae infestation. ANIMALS: Two 40‐day‐old kittens, living in a rural area, and one 7‐year‐old female indoor cat, were presented with a pruritic skin condition ...
DOI:
10.1111/vde.12547

12. A century of climate and land‐use change cause species turnover without loss of beta diversity in California’s Central Valley

Author:
Sarah A. MacLean; Andrea F. Rios Dominguez; Perry de Valpine; Steven R. Beissinger
Source:
Global change biology 2018 v.24 no.12 pp. 5882-5894
ISSN:
1354-1013
Subject:
agricultural zoning; birds; climate; climate change; habitat preferences; land use change; models; probability; species richness; surveys; temperature; urbanization; California
Abstract:
... Climate and land‐use changes are thought to be the greatest threats to biodiversity, but few studies have directly measured their simultaneous impacts on species distributions. We used a unique historic resource—early 20th‐century bird surveys conducted by Joseph Grinnell and colleagues—paired with contemporary resurveys a century later to examine changes in bird distributions in California's Cent ...
DOI:
10.1111/gcb.14458

13. A citizen-based platform reveals the distribution of functional groups inside a large city from the Southern Hemisphere: e-Bird and the urban birds of Santiago (Central Chile)

Author:
Pablo Gutiérrez-Tapia; M. Ignacio Azócar; Sergio A. Castro
Source:
Revista chilena de historia natural 2018 v.91 no.1 pp. 3
ISSN:
0717-6317
Subject:
Neotropics; avifauna; biogeography; birds; cities; databases; food availability; frugivores; geographical distribution; georeferencing; granivores; habitats; indigenous species; insectivores; introduced species; moieties; nectar feeding; nesting; omnivores; piscivores; species diversity; Chile
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Current knowledge of urban bird ecology and biodiversity relies on evidence from cities of the Northern Hemisphere, while the Southern Hemisphere is underrepresented. Santiago is a large city from South America, located in central Chile, which is both a biodiversity hotspot and an Endemic Bird Area. This work is a synthesis, which aims to provide a diversity account for Santiago, and t ...
DOI:
10.1186/s40693-018-0073-x

14. A comparison of genomic islands of differentiation across three young avian species pairs

Author:
Darren E. Irwin; Borja Milá; David P. L. Toews; Alan Brelsford; Haley L. Kenyon; Alison N. Porter; Christine Grossen; Kira E. Delmore; Miguel Alcaide; Jessica H. Irwin
Source:
Molecular ecology 2018 v.27 no.23 pp. 4839-4855
ISSN:
0962-1083
Subject:
Parulidae; ancestry; birds; gene flow; genetic variation; genomic islands; genomics; glaciation; hybrids; introgression; islands; models; refuge habitats; Canada
Abstract:
... Detailed evaluations of genomic variation between sister species often reveal distinct chromosomal regions of high relative differentiation (i.e., “islands of differentiation” in FST), but there is much debate regarding the causes of this pattern. We briefly review the prominent models of genomic islands of differentiation and compare patterns of genomic differentiation in three closely related pa ...
DOI:
10.1111/mec.14858

15. A comparison of individual distinctiveness in three vocalizations of the dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)

Author:
Janneke Rubow; Michael I. Cherry; Lynda L. Sharpe
Source:
Ethology 2018 v.124 no.1 pp. 45-53
ISSN:
0179-1613
Subject:
Helogale parvula; acoustics; birds; mammals; snakes; vocalization
Abstract:
... Individual specificity can be found in the vocalizations of many avian and mammalian species. However, it is often difficult to determine whether these vocal cues to identity rise from “unselected” individual differences in vocal morphology or whether they have been accentuated by selection for the purposes of advertising caller identity. By comparing the level of acoustic individuality of differe ...
DOI:
10.1111/eth.12698

16. A consistent long-lasting pattern of spatial variation in egg size and shape in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Author:
Mirosława Bańbura; Michał Glądalski; Adam Kaliński; Marcin Markowski; Joanna Skwarska; Jarosław Wawrzyniak; Piotr Zieliński; Jerzy Bańbura
Source:
Frontiers in zoology 2018 v.15 no.1 pp. 34
ISSN:
1742-9994
Subject:
Cyanistes caeruleus; allometry; birds; breeding sites; calcium; clutch size; eggs; forests; habitats; life history; phylogeny; progeny; urban parks
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Interspecies variation in avian egg shape and size is understandable in terms of adaptation, allometry and phylogeny. Within-species variation in egg properties influences offspring fitness and can be explained by differences in allocation of resources into reproductive components of life history in mulidimensionally variable environments. Egg size is inherently traded-off with clutch ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12983-018-0279-4
PubMed:
30305833
PubMed Central:
PMC6169024

17. A continent-wide search for Antarctic petrel breeding sites with satellite remote sensing

Author:
Mathew R. Schwaller; Heather J. Lynch; Arnaud Tarroux; Brandon Prehn
Source:
Remote sensing of environment 2018 v.210 pp. 444-451
ISSN:
0034-4257
Subject:
Landsat; Procellariidae; algorithms; birds; breeding; breeding sites; ecosystems; monitoring; remote sensing; shorelines; surveys; Antarctic region; Antarctica
Abstract:
... The Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) has been identified as a key species for monitoring the status and health of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic ecosystems. Breeding colonies of the Antarctic petrel are often found on isolated nunataks far from inhabited stations, some up to hundreds of kilometers from the shoreline. It is difficult therefore to monitor and census known colonies, and it ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rse.2018.02.071

18. A cost-effective protocol for monitoring birds using autonomous recording units: a case study with a night-time singing passerine

Author:
Cristian Pérez-Granados; Gerard Bota; David Giralt; Juan Traba
Source:
Bird study 2018 v.65 no.3 pp. 338-345
ISSN:
1944-6705
Subject:
Passeriformes; birds; case studies; cost effectiveness; monitoring; protocols; wildlife
Abstract:
... Capsule: We describe an effective monitoring protocol for detecting wildlife presence using autonomous recording units (ARUs) under different density scenarios. Aims: To describe an effective protocol for monitoring a night-time singing passerine, the Dupont’s Lark Chersophilus duponti, using ARUs. Methods: We estimate, using both simulations and field-collected data, the number of devices needed ...
DOI:
10.1080/00063657.2018.1511682

19. A critical evaluation of the exotic bird collection of the Šariš Museum in Bardejov, Slovakia

Author:
Peter Mikula; Alexander Csanády; Martin Hromada
Source:
ZooKeys 2018 v.776 pp. 105-118
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
birds; indigenous species; museums; species identification; Caribbean; Slovakia
Abstract:
... A collection of exotic birds deposited in the Šariš Museum in Bardejov (SMB), Slovakia, has not been evaluated critically since their deposition. We assessed the accuracy of identification of 465 bird specimens deposited in SMB with native distributions outside of Slovakia. Specimens belonged to 322 species of 82 families and 26 orders. Of the specimen represented, 34 belonged to species considere ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.776.24462

20. A crucial role of paralogous β-defensin genes in the Chinese alligator innate immune system revealed by the first determination of a Crocodilia defensin cluster

Author:
Ke-Yi Tang; Xin Wang; Qiu-Hong Wan; Sheng-Guo Fang
Source:
Developmental and comparative immunology 2018 v.81 pp. 193-203
ISSN:
0145-305X
Subject:
Alligator sinensis; alligators; amino acids; antibiotics; antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial properties; bioinformatics; birds; dinosaurs; endangered species; gastrointestinal system; gene duplication; gene expression; genes; genomics; immune system; innate immunity; mammals; surveys; virulent strains
Abstract:
... The β-defensin, one of the antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), is a significant component of the innate immune with a broad range of antimicrobial activities. Differing from the widely-studied mammals and birds, limited information about β-defensins has been reported in reptiles, especially in crocodilians. As a same ancient species as dinosaurs and the most endangered species of 23 crocodilians, the s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.dci.2017.11.018