| Titre : | Emu - Austral Ornithologie 117(1) - janvier 2, 2017 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/01/2017 |
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Article
Helder F. P. de Araujo, Auteur ;
Arnaldo H. Vieira-Filho, Auteur ;
Maria Regina de V. Barbosa, Auteur ;
José Alexandre F. Diniz-Filho, Auteur ;
José Maria Cardoso da Silva, Auteur
In tropical dry areas, rainfall is predicted to be the most important climatic variable influencing bird phenology because it triggers food and foliage production. In addition, because resources are scarce, the moulting and breeding seasons are [...]
Article
Juliana Holt, Auteur ;
Ahmad Barati, Auteur ;
Paul G. McDonald, Auteur
Communication is an essential component of social interactions between individuals, particularly in larger group sizes. To gain further insight into the factors that underpin cooperative behaviour, herein we examine the acoustic repertoire of th[...]
Article
Michael Guppy, Auteur ;
Sarah Guppy, Auteur ;
Richard Marchant, Auteur ;
David Priddel, Auteur ;
Nicholas Carlile, Auteur ;
Peter Fullagar, Auteur
For most passerines, nest predation has a major impact on breeding success; however, information on the identity of nest predators is scant. In 2012, we investigated the identity of nest predators that each year depredate about 50% of the nests [...]
Article
Kathrin J. Munro, Auteur ;
Theresa M. Burg, Auteur
Genetic signatures of historical, behavioural and environmental processes are evident in contemporary seabird populations. Molecular markers have allowed us to determine historical patterns of gene flow, relationships among taxa, and contemporar[...]
Article
Rebecca K. Peisley, Auteur ;
Manu E. Saunders, Auteur ;
Wayne A. Robinson, Auteur ;
Gary W. Luck, Auteur
Scavenging birds can provide ecosystem services to pastoralists by contributing to the breakdown of animal carcasses that can harbour and spread disease. However, these benefits have yet to be quantified in Australia. We monitored rabbit carcass[...]
Article
Shangzhe Xie, Auteur ;
Erin J. Turrell, Auteur ;
Todd J. McWhorter, Auteur
Australian birds are under threat from climate change and heatwaves. We investigated whether captive native Australian birds adjusted their time budgets, microsite selections or used thermoregulatory behaviours on typical or extremely hot summer[...]
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Juan I. Areta, Auteur ;
Túlio Dornas, Auteur ;
Guy M. Kirwan, Auteur ;
Lucas Eduardo Araújo-Silva, Auteur ;
Alexandre Aleixo, Auteur
Amazonian rivers have been more frequently conceptualised as barriers rather than as habitats for birds with their own ecological and biogeographic histories. However, many river-restricted bird species have differentiated within the formidable [...]
