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1. Waterbird guilds predict environmental attributes of inland saline aquatic ecosystems on multi-spatial scales

Author:
Emil Boros; Zarina Inelova; Zsuzsanna Lánczos; Zsolt Végvári
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.855 pp. 158845
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
water birds,   etc   ; biomass; ducks; ecosystems; environment; herbivores; invertebrates; omnivores; piscivores; shorelines; steppes; Kazakhstan;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Inland saline waters in Central Asia constitute an important part of steppe ecosystems, providing considerable ecological functions and ecosystem services. Here we aim to present a multi-spatial scale analysis of nutrient cycling and transport waterbird guilds, and the environmental attributes of saline-soda aquatic ecosystems in Kazakhstan. The density, biomass, and diversity of waterbird guilds ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158845

2. To Catch a (Marsh) Predator: Modified Trapping Methods for Breeding and Wintering Northern Harriers (Circus hudsonius)

Author:
Shannon M. Skalos; Michael L. Casazza; Matthew J. Falcon; William Thein; Joshua M. Hull
Source:
Journal of raptor research 2022 v.56 no.2 pp. 190-200
ISSN:
0892-1016
Subject:
birds of prey; water birds,   etc   ; Circus; adults; females; nests; winter; California;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Although there are a variety of methods available for trapping raptors, some species, such as Northern Harriers (Circus hudsonius), are not easily captured with standard methods. We tested several existing trapping methods and modified two of them based on Northern Harrier ecology and behavior across seasons in a study population in California. No previously successful methods described in the lit ...
DOI:
10.3356/JRR-21-79

3. Precise and nonscalar timing of intervals in a bird vocalization

Author:
Carlos A. Rodríguez-Saltos; Fernanda G. Duque; Julia A. Clarke
Source:
Animal behaviour 2022 v.191 pp. 165-177
ISSN:
0003-3472
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; models; vocalization;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Animals can time their behaviours at predictable intervals. Their precision for doing so, however, may depend on the duration of the intervals. Laboratory experiments with animals show that timing precision decreases in proportion to the duration of the interval, a phenomenon known as scalar timing. In these experiments, animals are trained to wait for arbitrary intervals of time to get rewarded. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.06.004

4. Babesia bennetti: A chimeric sequence for a true parasite?

Author:
Laurence Malandrin
Source:
Ticks and tick-borne diseases 2022 v.13 no.1 pp. 101863
ISSN:
1877-959X
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; Babesia; phylogeny;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this Letter, the possibility is raised and evidenced that the published sequence of the avian piroplasm Babesia bennetti is a chimera. This is an important taxonomic and phylogenetic issue, as this unique sequence creates a second clade of avian piroplasms within Babesia sensu stricto. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101863

5. Phylogenetic definitions for 25 higher-level clade names of birds

Author:
George Sangster; Edward L. Braun; Ulf S. Johansson; Rebecca T. Kimball; Gerald Mayr; Alexander Suh
Source:
Avian research 2022 v.13 pp. 100027
ISSN:
2053-7166
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; genomics; phylogeny; research;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Knowledge of the higher-level phylogenetic relationships of birds has grown substantially during the past two decades due to the application of genomic data. However, the nomenclature of higher-level taxa has not become more stable, due to the lack of regulation of taxon names above the level of superfamily by the ICZN, and the usage of rank-based nomenclature, which is not tied to clades in a phy ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.avrs.2022.100027

6. Avian blood and feathers as biological tools to track impacts from trace-metals: Bioaccumulation data from the biggest environmental disaster in Brazilian history

Author:
Yuri Dornelles Zebral; Patrícia Gomes Costa; Marta Marques de Souza; Adalto Bianchini
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.807 pp. 151077
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; bioaccumulation; blood; summer; tsunamis;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Mariana's dam collapse was the worst environmental disaster in Brazilian history and one of the biggest worldwide. This perverse disaster resulted in the release of a contaminated mud tsunami that greatly impacted both aquatic and terrestrial biota. The aim of this study was to track environmental impacts resulting from Mariana's disaster using trace-element accumulation in avian blood and fea ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151077

7. The overlooked complexity of avian brood parasite–host relationships

Author:
James A. Kennerley; Marius Somveille; Mark E. Hauber; Nicole M. Richardson; Andrea Manica; William E. Feeney
Source:
Ecology letters 2022 v.25 no.8 pp. 1889-1904
ISSN:
1461-023X
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; biodiversity; brood parasitism; coevolution;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The relationships between avian brood parasites and their hosts are widely recognised as model systems for studying coevolution. However, while most brood parasites are known to parasitise multiple species of host and hosts are often subject to parasitism by multiple brood parasite species, the examination of multispecies interactions remains rare. Here, we compile data on all known brood parasite ...
DOI:
10.1111/ele.14062

8. High-Performance Strain Sensors Based on Au/Graphene Composite Films with Hierarchical Cracks for Wide Linear-Range Motion Monitoring

Author:
Xiang Cheng; Jun Cai; Jiahua Xu; De Gong
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2022 v.14 no.34 pp. 39230-39239
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; graphene; humans; nanomaterials; polydimethylsiloxane;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Stretchable strain sensors based on nanomaterial thin films have aroused extensive interest for the strain perception of smart skins. However, it still remains challenging to have them achieve high sensitivity over wide linear working ranges. Herein, we propose a facile strategy to fabricate stretchable strain sensors based on Au/graphene composite films (AGCFs) with hierarchical cracks and demons ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.2c10226

9. Predator-derived bioregions in the Southern Ocean: Characteristics, drivers and representation in marine protected areas

Author:
Ryan R. Reisinger; Cassandra M. Brooks; Ben Raymond; Jennifer J. Freer; Cédric Cotté; José C. Xavier; Philip N. Trathan; Horst Bornemann; Jean-Benoit Charrassin; Daniel P. Costa; Bruno Danis; Luis Hückstädt; Ian D. Jonsen; Mary-Anne Lea; Leigh Torres; Anton Van de Putte; Simon Wotherspoon; Ari S. Friedlaender; Yan Ropert-Coudert; Mark Hindell
Source:
Biological conservation 2022 v.272 pp. 109630
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
water birds,   etc   ; biodiversity; habitats; mammals;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Multiple initiatives have called for large-scale representative networks of marine protected areas (MPAs). MPAs should be ecologically representative to be effective, but in large, remote regions this can be difficult to quantify and assess. We present a novel bioregionalization for the Southern Ocean, which uses the modelled circumpolar habitat importance of 17 marine bird and mammal species. The ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109630

10. A vigilant gliding bird protects plants

Author:
Baodian Guo; Shuo Duan; Fengquan Liu; Zheng Qing Fu
Source:
Trends in biochemical sciences 2022 v.47 no.10 pp. 819-821
ISSN:
0968-0004
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; plant hormones; salicylic acid;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... The plant hormone salicylic acid (SA) receptor NONEXPRESSOR OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEINS1 (NPR1) plays a critical role for plant defense against biotrophic and hemi-biotrophic pathogens. In a milestone paper, Kumar, Zavaliev, Wu et al. unraveled the structural basis for the assembly of an enhanceosome by NPR1 in activating the expression of plant defense genes. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tibs.2022.06.008

11. Development of the horizontal optocollic reflex in juvenile barn owls (Tyto furcata pratincola)

Author:
Hermann Wagner; Ina Pappe; Sandra Brill; Hans-Ortwin Nalbach
Source:
Journal of comparative physiology 2022 v.208 no.4 pp. 479-492
ISSN:
0340-7594
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; adults; asymmetry; barns; juveniles;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Adult barn owls and primates possess an almost symmetric monocular rotational horizontal optocollic reflex. In primates, the reflex is initially asymmetric and becomes symmetric with time after birth. The condition in barn owls has not been studied so far. Here, we present data on the development of this reflex in this bird. We tested juvenile barn owls from the time before they open their eyes af ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00359-022-01555-0

12. Tips for handling common avian and reptile pets

Author:
Ian Sayers
Source:
In practice 2022 v.44 no.5 pp. 284-291
ISSN:
0263-841X
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; Chelonia; clinical examination; reptiles;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Background: Exotic pets are increasingly being presented to veterinary practices. Familiarity with basic handling techniques of commonly presented species helps significantly in building client confidence and improving the client bond with the practice. Basic handling skills are integral in enabling a clinical examination, as well as being the first step in obtaining appropriate diagnostic samples ...
DOI:
10.1002/inpr.118

13. A landscape‐level analysis of bird taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic β‐diversity in habitat island systems

Author:
Chi Zeng; Wande Li; Ping Ding; Yu Peng; Lingbing Wu; Xingfeng Si
Source:
Journal of biogeography 2022 v.49 no.6 pp. 1162-1175
ISSN:
0305-0270
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; biogeography; habitats; landscapes; phylogeny;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... AIM: How β‐diversity patterns are shaped by landscape‐level processes remains unclear across habitat island systems. Here we assessed landscape‐level bird β‐diversity in habitat island systems and aimed to (1) evaluate the relative contribution of turnover (βSIM) and nestedness‐resultant (βSNE) components to multisite β‐diversity (βSOR) from taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic dimensions; (2) e ...
DOI:
10.1111/jbi.14384

14. High pair fidelity despite sex differences in the duration of parental care in a long-lived migratory bird

Author:
Janusz Kloskowski
Source:
Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 2022 v.76 no.3 pp. 45
ISSN:
0340-5443
Subject:
migratory birds; water birds,   etc   ; Podiceps grisegena; brood rearing; ecology; females; fledglings; males; monogamy; probability; reproductive success; sociobiology;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... In monogamous birds, pair bond maintenance is often dependent on previous breeding success and each parent’s effort, because partners gain information about one another’s quality and contribution to brood rearing. The asymmetries between mates in parental investment have been theoretically linked to a sexual conflict of interests. Year-to-year pair fidelity decisions in relation to birds’ previous ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00265-022-03156-y

15. Habitats as predictors in species distribution models: Shall we use continuous or binary data?

Author:
Lukáš Gábor; Petra Šímová; Petr Keil; Alejandra Zarzo‐Arias; Charles J. Marsh; Duccio Rocchini; Marco Malavasi; Vojtěch Barták; Vítězslav Moudrý
Source:
Ecography 2022 v.2022 no.7 pp. e06022
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
forest birds; water birds,   etc   ; biogeography; forests; geographical distribution; habitats; inventories; land cover; landscapes; life history; Czech Republic;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The representation of a land cover type (i.e. habitat) within an area is often used as an explanatory variable in species distribution models. However, it is possible that a simple binary presence/absence of the suitable habitat might be the most important determinant of the presence/absence of some species and, thus, be a better predictor of species occurrence than the continuous parameter (area) ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.06022

16. Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Conservation Project on Two Threatened Birds: Applying Expert-Based Threat Analysis and Threat Reduction Assessment in a Mediterranean Wetland

Author:
Pietro Giovacchini; Corrado Battisti; Letizia Marsili
Source:
Diversity 2022 v.14 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
1424-2818
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; Sternula; adaptive management; wetlands; Italy;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... We applied two recent approaches largely used in biological conservation: Threat Analysis (TAN) and Threat Reduction Assessments (TRAs), assessing the effectiveness of a project focused on two water-related bird species (common tern, Sterna hirundo and little tern, Sternula albifrons), commonly breeding in some wetlands of Italy. We used the IUCN standardized lexicon for the classification of thre ...
DOI:
10.3390/d14020094

17. Reciprocal cell-ECM dynamics generate supracellular fluidity underlying spontaneous follicle patterning

Author:
Karl H. Palmquist; Sydney F. Tiemann; Farrah L. Ezzeddine; Sichen Yang; Charlotte R. Pfeifer; Anna Erzberger; Alan R. Rodrigues; Amy E. Shyer
Source:
Cell 2022 v.185 no.11 pp. 1960-1973.e11
ISSN:
0092-8674
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; collagen; dermis; embryogenesis; extracellular matrix;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... During vertebrate embryogenesis, cell collectives engage in coordinated behavior to form tissue structures of increasing complexity. In the avian skin, assembly into follicles depends on intrinsic mechanical forces of the dermis, but how cell mechanics initiate pattern formation is not known. Here, we reconstitute the initiation of follicle patterning ex vivo using only freshly dissociated avian d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cell.2022.04.023

18. Inter-specific variability in demographic processes affects abundance-occupancy relationships

Author:
Bilgecan Şen; H. Reşit Akçakaya
Source:
Oecologia 2022 v.198 no.1 pp. 153-165
ISSN:
0029-8549
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; mark-recapture studies; population growth;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Species with large local abundances tend to occupy more sites. One of the mechanisms proposed to explain this widely reported inter-specific relationship is a cross-scale hypothesis based on dynamics at the population level. Called the vital rates mechanism; it uses within-population demographic processes of population growth and density dependence to predict when inter-specific abundance–occupanc ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-021-05085-5

19. Bird Diversity in Riverscapes of Ayodhya District, Uttar Pradesh

Author:
Yashmita-Ulman
Source:
Indian journal of ecology 2022 v.49 no.1 pp. 281-288
ISSN:
0304-5250
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; Passeriformes; ecosystems; rivers; summer; India;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The bird diversity using line transect method along the 45 km stretch of Saryu river between Aharauli and Pitapur in eastern Uttar Pradesh was assessed.Atotal of sixty eight bird species, belonging to 56 genera, 35 families and 12 orders were recorded from the study area. Passeriformes (24) had the maximum number of bird species. The maximum encounter rate was for Indian Silverbill (2.685) and the ...
DOI:
10.55362/IJE/2022/3518

20. Can fire‐age mosaics really deal with conflicting needs of species? A study using population hotspots of multiple threatened birds

Author:
Simon J. Verdon; Michael F. Clarke
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2022 v.59 no.8 pp. 2128-2141
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
birds,   etc   ; applied ecology; habitats; landscapes; Australia;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Locations that support high densities of a species (‘population hotspots’) often have a disproportionate influence on species' persistence. In fire‐prone ecosystems, managers attempting to promote population hotspots of multiple species must understand how hotspot locations might shift with post‐fire succession and how much overlap exists in the locations of population hotspots for multiple specie ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.14224