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| The southern Iberian Peninsula is dominated by a savannah-like ecosystem, the montado, which is a typically Mediterranean cultural adaptation to generally poor productive areas. Montados are exploited for three main uses: forestry, agriculture, and extensive grazing, in proportions that vary according to local conditions (more or less productive land) and historical circumstances. Because these ecosystems occur over a large geographic area (they occupy some 6 million ha), biodiversity would be expected to vary among montados. However, differences in management practices may also influence species distribution. In this paper, we investigate differences in plant and bird species diversity among 60 montados distributed all across southern Portugal. The... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity; Birds; Conservation; Ecological concordance; Human versus nature; Montados; Plants. |
| Ano: 2003 |
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| Sutherland, Glenn D; University of British Columbia; gsland@interchg.ubc.ca; Harestad, Alton S; Simon Fraser University; harestad@sfu.ca; Price, Karen; Simon Fraser University; kprice@futurenet.ca; Lertzman, Ken; Simon Fraser University; lertzman@sfu.ca. |
| Natal dispersal is a process that is critical in the spatial dynamics of populations, including population spread, recolonization, and gene flow. It is a central focus of conservation issues for many vertebrate species. Using data for 77 bird and 68 mammal species, we tested whether median and maximum natal dispersal distances were correlated with body mass, diet type, social system, taxonomic family, and migratory status. Body mass and diet type were found to predict both median and maximum natal dispersal distances in mammals: large species dispersed farther than small ones, and carnivorous species dispersed farther than herbivores and omnivores. Similar relationships occurred for carnivorous bird species, but not for herbivorous or omnivorous ones.... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Allometric scaling; Birds; Body mass; Comparative analysis; Connectedness; Diet type; Habitat alterations; Life history; Mammals; Movements; Natal dispersal distances; Probability density function. |
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| Niemi, Gerald; University of Minnesota; gniemi@d.umn.edu; Hanowski, JoAnn; University of Minnesota; jhanowsk@sage.nrri.umn.edu; Helle, Pekka; Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute; meltausrta@HELSINKI.RKTL.fi; Howe, Robert; University of Wisconsin; hower@uwgb.wi.edu; Venier, Lisa; Canadian Forest Service; lvenier@nrcan.gc.ca; Welsh, Daniel; Canadian Forest Service; dwelsh@AM.NCR.FORESTRY.CA. |
| We review characteristics of birds in boreal forests in the context of their ecological sustainability under both natural and anthropogenic disturbances. We identify the underlying ecological factors associated with boreal bird populations and their variability, review the interactions between boreal bird populations and disturbance, and describe some tools on how boreal bird populations may be conserved in the future. The boreal system has historically been an area with extensive disturbance such as fire, insect outbreaks, and wind. In addition, the boreal system is vulnerable to global climate change as well as increasing pressure on forest and water resources. Current knowledge indicates that birds play an important role in boreal forests, and... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Birds; Boreal; Conservation; Disturbance; Forests; Forestry; Natural resources; Nearctic; Palearctic; Sustainability; Trends.. |
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| Shamoun-Baranes, Judy; Universiteit van Amsterdam; shamoun@uva.nl; Bouten, Willem; Universiteit van Amsterdam; w.bouten@uva.nl; Buurma, Luit; Bird Strike Fund; LuitBuurma@worldmail.nl; DeFusco, Russell; BASH Inc.; BirdManRuss@aol.com; Dekker, Arie; Royal Netherlands Air Force; a.dekker@mindef.nl; Sierdsema, Henk; SOVON, Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology; Henk.Sierdsema@sovon.nl; Sluiter, Floris; Universiteit van Amsterdam; fsluiter@science.uva.nl; van Belle, Jelmer; Royal Netherlands Air Force; jelmer.van.belle@hetnet.nl; van Gasteren, Hans; Royal Netherlands Air Force; JR.v.Gasteren@mindef.nl; van Loon, Emiel; Universiteit van Amsterdam; vanloon@uva.nl. |
| Collisions between aircraft and birds, so-called “bird strikes,” can result in serious damage to aircraft and even in the loss of lives. Information about the distribution of birds in the air and on the ground can be used to reduce the risk of bird strikes and their impact on operations en route and in and around air fields. Although a wealth of bird distribution and density data is collected by numerous organizations, these data are not readily available nor interpretable by aviation. This paper presents two national efforts, one in the Netherlands and one in the United States, to develop bird avoidance nodels for aviation. These models integrate data and expert knowledge on bird distributions and migratory behavior to provide hazard... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Birds; Distribution; Flight safety; Migration; Spatial modeling; Web services.. |
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| Lomascolok,Silvia Beatriz. |
| The ability of a plant's propagule to reach microhabitats with the adequate conditions for seed germination and sapling establishment will have a direct effect on the plant's fitness. In the case of fleshy-fruited plants, the seeds are dispersed by frugivorous animals. One part of the seed dispersal process is the removal of the fruits, which contain the seeds, from the parental plant. Another important part of the dispersal process is where the seeds land, especially for species with specific light, temperature or humidity needs for germination, such as disturbance colonizers. Solanum riparium (Solanaceae) is a shade intolerant species found in forest gaps within a subtropical montane forest and along river and road edges in North-western Argentina. In... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Yungas forest; Tabaquillo; Frugivory; Birds; Bats. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1667-782X2016000100006 |
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| Goijman,Andrea P.; Zaccagnini,María Elena. |
| Birds play several roles in agricultural lands and respond to habitat heterogeneity within the agricultural landscape. Agricultural intensification in Argentina has increased the sown area, mainly with soybean, fragmenting landscapes in the pampas and mesopotamic region. In Entre Ríos Province, the original Espinal forest has been fragmented, leaving remnant patches of natural vegetation, in cases modified by cattle grazing. These changes represent a potential threat for avian conservation. In Entre Ríos, terraces may be a useful habitat in maintaining avian diversity, similar to other non-cropped linear habitats in agricultural landscapes. We tested the hypothesis that habitat heterogeneity created by terraces would maintain higher species richness and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural landscape; Birds; Forest; Soybean; Terraces. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-34072008000200002 |
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| González-Acuña,Daniel; Vergara,Francisco; Moreno,Lucila; Barrientos,Carlos; Ardiles,Karen; Cicchino,Armando. |
| A total of 185 birds (nine captured alive and 176 preserved in a museum), belonging to the families Furnariidae (n=14), Tyrannidae (n=4), Turdidae (n=24) and Icteridae (n=143) (Aves: Passeriformes) were searched for lice (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae, Menoponidae). The species collected and identified were: Furnaricola titicacae Carriker 1949 from Phleocryptes melanops (Vieillot 1817), and Picicola cuniculariae Cicchino 1981 from Geositta rufipennis fasciata (Burmeister 1860) (Furnariidae); Picicola foedus (Kellogg & Chapman 1899) from Xolmis pyrope (Kittlitz 1830) (Tyrannidae); Brueelia magellanica Cicchino 1986, B. persimilis Cicchino 1987 and Menacanthus eurysternus (Burmeister 1838) from Turdus falcklandii Quoy & Gaimard 1824 (Turdidae);... |
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Palavras-chave: Lice; Phthiraptera; Birds; Passeriformes; Chile. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-65382006000200008 |
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| Kretschmer,Rafael; de Oliveira,Thays Duarte; de Oliveira Furo,Ivanete; Oliveira Silva,Fabio Augusto; Gunski,Ricardo José; del Valle Garnero,Analía; de Bello Cioffi,Marcelo; de Oliveira,Edivaldo Herculano Corrêa; de Freitas,Thales Renato Ochotorena. |
| Abstract An extensive karyotype variation is found among species belonging to the Columbidae family of birds (Columbiformes), both in diploid number and chromosomal morphology. Although clusters of repetitive DNA sequences play an important role in chromosomal instability, and therefore in chromosomal rearrangements, little is known about their distribution and amount in avian genomes. The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution of 11 distinct microsatellite sequences, as well as clusters of 18S rDNA, in nine different Columbidae species, correlating their distribution with the occurrence of chromosomal rearrangements. We found 2n values ranging from 76 to 86 and nine out of 11 microsatellite sequences showed distinct hybridization signals among... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Birds; FISH; Microsatellites; Sex chromosomes; Chromosomal rearrangements. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572018000100098 |
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| Bülau,Sandra Eloisa; Kretschmer,Rafael; Gunski,Ricardo José; Garnero,Analía del Valle; O’Brien,Patricia C. M.; Ferguson-Smith,Malcolm A.; Oliveira,Edivaldo Herculano Correa de; Freitas,Thales Renato Ochotorena de. |
| Abstract Zonotrichia capensis is widely distributed in the Neotropics. Previous cytogenetic studies demonstrated the presence of polymorphisms in two chromosome pairs (ZCA2 and ZCA4). Here, we report results based on comparative chromosome painting, using probes derived from Gallus gallus and Leucopternis albicollis, focused on characterizing the chromosome organization of Z. capensis. Our results demonstrate the conservation of ancestral syntenies as observed previously in other species of passerine. Syntenies were rearranged by a series of inversions in the second chromosome as described in other Passeriformes, but in this species, by using probes derived from L. albicollis we observed an extra inversion in the second chromosome that had not previously... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Birds; Chromosomal rearrangements; Molecular cytogenetics; FISH. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572018000500799 |
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| Valente,Renata de Melo. |
| Fourteen bird species were observed visiting one specimen of Alchornea glandulosa Poepp., 1845, at the Horto Florestal Navarro de Andrade, Rio Claro, São Paulo State, Brazil. Among them, three species seem to be the most efficient seed dispersers of A. glandulosa at the study site: Myiodinastes maculatus (Müller, 1776), Empidonomus varius (Vieillot, 1818) e Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819. Besides to swallow fruit whole, these birds contributed with 68.5% of the total feeding visits. A. glandulosa fruit are not the mainly part of the diet of any one of the observed bird species, since they do not fit in the frugivorous specialized category. However, as almost all the observed individuals swallow fruit whole, it is suppose that they promote an... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Frugivory; Alchornea glandulosa; Birds; Behavior; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212001000200008 |
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| Leclerc, Camille; Villéger, Sébastien; Marino, Clara; Bellard, Céline; Di Minin, Enrico. |
| Aim The assessment of biodiversity patterns under global changes is currently biased towards taxonomic diversity, thus overlooking the ecological and functional aspects of species. Here, we characterized both taxonomic and functional diversity of insular biodiversity threatened by multiple threats. Location Worldwide islands (n = 4,348). Methods We analysed the relative importance of eleven major threats, including biological invasions or climate change, on 2,756 insular endemic mammals and birds. Species were functionally described using five ecological traits related to diet, habitat and body mass. We computed complementary taxonomic and functional diversity indices (richness, specialization, originality and vulnerability) of species pools affected by... |
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Palavras-chave: Birds; Functional originality; Functional richness; Functional specialization; Islands; Mammals; Species traits; Vulnerability. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00607/71949/70648.pdf |
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| Chen, W.-M.; Lee , Y.-F.; Tsai, C.-F.; Yao, C.-T.; Chen, Y.-H.; Li, S.-H.; Kuo, Y.-M.. |
| Many birds in breeding seasons engage in vigorous dawn singing that often turns to a prominent chorus. We examined dawn chorus variation of avian assemblages in a tropical montane forest in Taiwan and tested the hypothesis that onset sequence is affected by eye sizes, foraging heights, and diet of birds. Chorus onset and duration varied between sampling months, but generally peaked in the prime breeding season. Overall dawn chorus length increased with, but mean duration per species was negatively correlated with, species richness. The inter-correlation among trait variables in phylogenetic independent contrasts was calculated and examined. Both foraging height and relative eye size were selected as positively explanatory factors, but no dietary effects... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Breeding; Canopy; Diets; Eye size; Foraging; Perch; Taiwan; Tropical forests; Birds; 42.83; 42.62. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/578950 |
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