| Titre : | Wilson Journal of Ornithology (The) 128(3) - September, 2016 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/09/2016 |
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Sasha A. Auer, Auteur ;
Kamal Islam, Auteur ;
Jennifer R. Wagner, Auteur ;
Keith S. Summerville, Auteur ;
Kevin W. Barnes, Auteur
ABSTRACT We studied the diet of nestling Cerulean Warblers (Setophaga cerulea) and the provisioning behaviors of parents in southern Indiana. The Cerulean Warbler, a small insectivorous passerine breeding in eastern North American deciduous fore[...]
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Diane V. Roeder, Auteur ;
Michael S. Husak, Auteur ;
Michael T. Murphy, Auteur
ABSTRACT Extra-pair paternity (EPP) appears to be widespread in passerine birds, but few studies have focused on suboscine species, and therefore it is unclear if this generalization can be extended to this group. In this study, we document high[...]
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Chrysoula Gubili, Auteur ;
Camila Duarte Ritter, Auteur ;
Jessica Motta, Auteur ;
Izeni P. Farias, Auteur ;
John Bates, Auteur ;
Roberta Canton, Auteur ;
João M. G. Capurucho, Auteur ;
Cintia Cornelius, Auteur ;
Kevin A. Feldheim, Auteur ;
Camila C. Ribas, Auteur
ABSTRACT Thirteen novel polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized from the Amazonian Black Manakin, Xenopipo atronitens. The loci were screened using 30 samples from Brazil. A total of 13 loci were variable with number of a[...]
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Fernanda Moniz Sodré Lopes Teixeira, Auteur ;
Jéssica Luiza Cruz Miranda, Auteur ;
Bruno Rodrigo De Albuquerque França, Auteur ;
Marcelo Da Silva, Auteur
ABSTRACT We estimated the population density of Pectoral Antwrens (Herpsilochmus pectoralis) at the EMPARN (Rio Grande do Norte State Agriculture Research Company) Experimental Station, Brazil. During data collection, four transects ranging betw[...]
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Ken Yasukawa, Auteur ;
Josie Lindsey-Robbins, Auteur ;
Carol S. Henger, Auteur ;
Mark E. Hauber, Auteur
ABSTRACT The Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus; redwing) is a commonly used accepter host species that incubates eggs and cares for nestlings and fledglings of the obligate brood parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater; cowbird). [...]
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Santiago X. Guallar, Auteur ;
Angelina Ruiz-Sánchez, Auteur ;
Rafael Rueda-Hernández, Auteur ;
Peter Pyle, Auteur
ABSTRACT We describe the number of inserted molts in the annual molt cycle and topographies resulting from the preformative molt in 10 Neotropical forest passerine species. Seven species showed two annual molt peaks, one in early spring (Mar?Apr[...]
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David V. Gesicki, Auteur ;
Mohsin M. Jamali, Auteur ;
Verner P. Bingman, Auteur
ABSTRACT The identification of migratory pathways is critical to understanding potential risks affecting migratory birds. The Great Lakes are an important stopover area along the migratory pathway of millions of nocturnally migrating songbirds. [...]
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Matt Proett, Auteur ;
Shane B. Roberts, Auteur ;
Terry A. Messmer, Auteur
ABSTRACT Double brooding is rare in Galliformes and has only been reported twice in grouse species (subfamily Tetraoninae). To our knowledge, a grouse species producing a second brood within a single breeding season that survived >12 days has no[...]
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Marco Túlio Pacheco Coelho, Auteur ;
Mariana Raniero, Auteur ;
Marina Isidoro Silva, Auteur ;
Érica Hasui, Auteur
ABSTRACT In the current scenario of human transformation of natural landscapes, fragmentation and habitat loss is considered one of the major threats to biodiversity. The characteristics of altered landscapes and remaining habitat patches influe[...]
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Katarzyna Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Auteur ;
Dariusz Jakubas, Auteur ;
Anna Kośmicka, Auteur
ABSTRACT Examining body mass and physiological parameters in breeding adults may provide valuable insight into parental efforts provided by males and females at a given stage of breeding. Here, we examined body mass and physiological variables ([...]
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ABSTRACT In many species of animals, the distribution of critical resources underlie the pattern of the animals themselves. However, in areas of apparently abundant resources, it is not clear which resources, if any, are limited. I investigated [...]
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ABSTRACT Eciton burchellii is a Neotropical army ant that consumes a variety of arthropods captured during swarm raids. Wasp larvae and pupae provide an important food source for E. burchellii, and this ant species is thought to be a major preda[...]
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Cesar A. B. Medolago, Auteur ;
Flávio K. Ubaid, Auteur ;
Mercival R. Francisco, Auteur ;
Luís F. Silveira, Auteur
ABSTRACT Seed-finches are Neotropical passerines highly specialized in the consumption of grass seeds. Most species are endangered because of the conversion of native grasslands into agricultural fields, and they are among the main victims of tr[...]
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Justin W. Baldwin, Auteur ;
Gustavo A. Londoño, Auteur
ABSTRACT We present the first detailed nesting biology information for the highland Andean hummingbird Gould's Inca (Coeligena torquata omissa) at 2,200?3,000 m in Manu National Park, SE Peru. We found nine mossy cup-shaped nests lined with red [...]
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Amanda Anderson, Auteur ;
Susan Heath, Auteur ;
George Guillen, Auteur
ABSTRACT We developed diurnal time activity budgets to quantify parental behavior of American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) breeding on the Texas Coast from February to July of 2013 and 2014. We conducted focal animal observations on bre[...]
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ABSTRACT Nest-site characteristics are important drivers of nest success in birds, and are particularly important to understand in systems where anthropogenic factors may exacerbate their negative effects on population demographics. In Hawai?i, [...]
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ABSTRACT Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) were observed using tailwind as a support for high-speed water transportation on three different occasions in three different locations in Sweden. With the wings arched over the back, they traveled ?100 m in an [...]
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Christopher W. Appelt, Auteur ;
Lorrie C. Ward, Auteur ;
Colleen Bender, Auteur ;
Joan Fasenella, Auteur ;
Brandy J. Van Vossen, Auteur ;
Lynn Knight, Auteur
ABSTRACT Exotic species are common in urban ecosystems, but their effects on native species are often unknown. Monk Parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) have successfully colonized urban ecosystems across the world. Yet, no study has examined relatio[...]
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Richard V. Aracil, Auteur ;
Gustavo A. Londoño, Auteur
ABSTRACT The Lanceolated Monklet (Micromonacha lanceolata) is a puffbird (Bucconidae) generally considered rare throughout its range. This species is little-studied and its reproductive behavior is largely unknown. Here, we provide the first det[...]
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Kathryn E. Battle, Auteur ;
Sarah L. Foltz, Auteur ;
Ignacio T. Moore, Auteur
ABSTRACT The urban environment poses novel anthropogenic challenges to wildlife. Some species have been noted for changes in their behavior in response to humans and urban-associated activities. Understanding the anthropogenic factors which infl[...]
