| Titre : | Wilson Journal of Ornithology (The) 127(3) - 2015 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Bryan D. Watts, Auteur ;
Fletcher M. Smith, Auteur
ABSTRACT We captured 1,055 Nelson?s (Ammodramus nelsoni) and Saltmarsh (Ammodramus caudacutus) sparrows during the winter season (2006?2014) within the outer Coastal Plain of Virginia to determine the composition of subspecies. Birds were captur[...]
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Eduardo Chiarani, Auteur ;
Carla S. Fontana, Auteur
ABSTRACT We studied the breeding biology of the Lesser Grass-Finch (Emberizoides ypiranganus), a bird with a little-known life history, in upland grassland of the Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) Biome in southern Brazil. We collected data for 9[...]
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David W. Steadman, Auteur ;
Christine A. Hastorf, Auteur
ABSTRACT From excavations at the Formative period (3,500 to 900 years old) Chiripa archaeological site on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca on the Bolivian altiplano (elev. 3,820 m), we identified 664 bones that represent 41 extant species of [...]
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Raphael Igor Dias, Auteur ;
Marcos Robalinho Lima, Auteur
ABSTRACT Different ecological parameters are associated with the selection of nests and breeding sites in birds. Understanding nest-site selection and the subsequent consequences for reproductive success are critical to a full understanding of h[...]
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Rui-Chang Quan, Auteur ;
Huan Li, Auteur
ABSTRACT Snakes represent a serious nest predator to birds. We describe detailed information about interactions between the White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus) and a nest predator, the Cantor?s Kukri Snake (Oligodon cyclurus) using video [...]
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Manisha Bhardwaj, Auteur ;
Catherine A. Dale, Auteur ;
Laurene M. Ratcliffe, Auteur
ABSTRACT Human population growth has resulted in more frequent interactions between humans and wildlife, making it increasingly important to understand how anthropogenic disturbance affects animal populations. A number of recent studies on birds[...]
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Steven C. Latta, Auteur ;
Krista N. Latta, Auteur
ABSTRACT Ground-nesting Common Nighthawks (Chordeiles minor), adapted to living and reproducing in North American cities, nest on flat-topped gravel roofs. But populations of Common Nighthawks have declined in recent years throughout their range[...]
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ABSTRACT The Sooty Swift (Cypseloides fumigatus) is one of five species in this genus that occur in Brazil. There is little information regarding its breeding biology and in the Brazilian state of S?o Paulo, the species is described as data defi[...]
Article
Masaru Hasegawa, Auteur ;
Emi Arai, Auteur
ABSTRACT Direct evidence of infanticide is still scarce, which prevents understanding the evolutionary and ecological importance of infanticide. In Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) all direct evidence of infanticide has been gained from nestlings[...]
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Rebecca L. Stirnemann, Auteur ;
Murray A. Potter, Auteur ;
David Butler, Auteur ;
Edward O. Minot, Auteur
ABSTRACT A field technique to identify sex is critical for facilitating conservation of species where declines are potentially unequal between the sexes. Although morphometrics are often used to sex individuals in the field, for many tropical an[...]
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Felipe Bittioli R. Gomes, Auteur ;
Gabriel Augusto Leite, Auteur ;
Christian Borges Andretti, Auteur
ABSTRACT The Guianan Red Cotinga (Phoenicircus carnifex) is a poorly known member of the family Cotingidae, and information concerning its biology, ecology, and natural history are scarce. We provide the first description of the nest and young o[...]
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Pilar Carbó-Ramírez, Auteur ;
Rodrigo A. González-Arrieta, Auteur ;
Iriana Zuria, Auteur
ABSTRACT The Rufous-backed Robin (Turdus rufopalliatus) is a bird endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico and the Balsas Basin, and is currently expanding its distribution range to the Mexican Central Highlands, occupying urban areas. Its breedin[...]
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Raul Costa-Pereira, Auteur ;
Francisco Severo-Neto, Auteur ;
Igor Inforzato, Auteur ;
Rudi Ricardo Laps, Auteur ;
Marco Aurélio Pizo, Auteur
ABSTRACT We observed Yellow-chevroned Parakeets (Brotogeris chiriri) consuming soil from arboreal termite nests while excavating a nest cavity. As most observations of parrot geophagy come from clay licks, this observation prompted questions abo[...]
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Carla J. Dove, Auteur ;
Charles P. J. Coddington, Auteur
ABSTRACT Stomach contents were analyzed using microscopic feather characters and osteological comparisons to document the first record of a Razorbill (Alca torda) being eaten by a Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus). Careful comparisons of fragmented mo[...]
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Adam M. Betuel, Auteur ;
Elaina M. Tuttle, Auteur ;
Rusty A. Gonser, Auteur
ABSTRACT The incidence of twinning in avian species is a phenomenon that has been rarely encountered. A number of domestic species have been shown to produce twins but in very low numbers. In wild populations, only 14 species have been documente[...]
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ABSTRACT The original description and name of the aracari currently known as Pteroglossus beauharnaesii Wagler 1832 have been inexplicably overlooked. By priority, the correct name and author citation is in fact Pteroglossus beauharnaisii Wagler[...]
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ABSTRACT Midwest breeding populations of the eastern North American Marsh Wren (Cistothorus p. palustris) perform intra-summer movements presumably to breed at two different locations during the same summer. It appears that birds that initially [...]
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Rui-Chang Quan, Auteur ;
Huan Li, Auteur
