| Titre : | Ostrich 84(2) - 2013 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Article
Johann H. van Niekerk, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(2) 2013)
Field surveys were conducted in the Krugersdorp Game Reserve, Gauteng province, South Africa, during 1978-1981 to study the habitat preferences of Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris. The study area was traversed with a vehicle in the late afte[...]
Article
Brian Finch, Auteur ;
Gro Bjornstad, Auteur ;
Itai Shanni, Auteur ;
Muchane Muchai, Auteur ;
Anne Bishop, Auteur ;
Olivier Hanotte, Auteur ;
Richard Bishop, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(2) 2013)
The taxonomy of pipits (genus Anthus) in sub-Saharan Africa is poorly understood. We applied mitochondrial cytochrome b (cyt b) sequencing to specimens of the African Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis, using Palearctic A. s. captus for comparison[...]
Article
David Green, Auteur ;
Pierre Pistorius, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(2) 2013)
Avian breeding colonies often suffer high levels of predation along their margins. Nest predation is a major fitness concern for parents and therefore nests inside of the colony edge might be at a premium. This was tested through studying the co[...]
Article
Shiiwua Manu, Auteur ;
Will Cresswell, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(2) 2013)
Diurnal patterns of body mass gain in small temperate birds are of theoretical interest because they are largely a consequence of the starvation vs predation risk trade-off. In tropical birds, diurnal variation in body mass may also be influence[...]
Article
Robert J. M. Crawford, Auteur
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Ostrich (84(2) 2013)
Article
Peter G. Ryan, Auteur ;
Barrie Rose, Auteur ;
Michael Carter, Auteur ;
Rohan H. Clarke, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(2) 2013)
Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax mainly occurs in the western Indian Ocean. Prior to our study there were only two records from east of 82 degrees E. We show that small numbers of Jouanin's Petrels are regular visitors to the eastern Indian Ocea[...]
Article
Farrah Samraoui, Auteur ;
Ahmed H. Alfarhan, Auteur ;
Boudjema Samraoui, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(2) 2013)
The status of the Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus in Algeria and its breeding ecology in North Africa are reported for the first time. Nest site selection and breeding parameters were studied at two contrasting sites in north-east Algeria: Bo[...]
Article
Mouloud Boulkhssaim, Auteur ;
Abdallah Ouldjaoui, Auteur ;
Ahmed H. Alfarhan, Auteur ;
Boudjema Samraoui, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(2) 2013)
Between September 2003 and July 2006, the reproductive biology and time budget of the Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea was studied in the wetland complex of Oum el Bouaghi, north-east Algeria. Our results indicate a marked post-breeding dispers[...]
Article
Abdessalem Hammouda, Auteur ;
Slaheddine Selmi, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(2) 2013)
Discriminant analysis functions have previously been determined for sexing Mediterranean Yellow-legged Gulls Larus michahellis michahellis from the western Mediterranean basin. However, data from eastern Mediterranean populations are lacking. In[...]
Article
Abdessalam Manaa, Auteur ;
Karim Souttou, Auteur ;
Makhlouf Sekour, Auteur ;
Djamel Bendjoudi, Auteur ;
Omar Guezoul, Auteur ;
Fadila Baziz-Neffah, Auteur ;
Salaheddine Doumandji, Auteur ;
Emmanuelle Stoetzel, Auteur ;
Christiane Denys, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(2) 2013)
The diet of the Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus was analysed in a recently colonised area in Meftah, south-eastern Algiers, Algeria. The diet was determined by analysing 144 pellets. Our data showed that the diet was dominated by rodents [...]
Article
Dirk Cilliers, Auteur ;
Steven Evans, Auteur ;
Hendri Coetzee, Auteur ;
Leon van Rensburg, Auteur
Dans
Ostrich (84(2) 2013)
The Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri (SGH) is regarded as Vulnerable globally and Endangered in South Africa as a result of losing close to 70% of its range and 50% of its historic population in the country. One of the conservation [...]
