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I have obtained a Tafel plot from CV experiment for the oxidation of nitrite (NaNO2). Scan rate- 0.05 V/s, working electrode- GCE, counter electrode- Pt wire, reference electrode- Ag/AgCl (3M),...
30 June 2020 1,629 0 View
I'm looking for datasets (or databases) in which the body mass of predator and prey are presented. I'm specifically interested in terrestrial predators (snakes, mammals, birds). An example of is...
17 June 2020 2,813 9 View
Dear all, I'm intended to model the effects of a number of categorical factors (season, sex, age) on the proportion of lean birds using a beta regression (R-package 'betareg'). The dependent...
13 June 2020 1,133 2 View
HawkWatch International's education team got this great question from a kindergartener in class. I have no idea. Would love to get a scientifically accurate answer back to the kid! Any...
26 May 2020 5,760 3 View
Does anyone have any experience on how to set standards and manage responses and action on escaped birds from zoos? We found a greater flamingo at Schinias-National Park near Athens and it may...
19 May 2020 7,753 2 View
Hi, we decided to go back to our origins and relaunched the Parrot Researchers Group. The mission of the Parrot Researchers Group (PRG; formerly known also as Working Group Psittaciformes or as...
11 May 2020 4,681 45 View
I am conducting a study using wildlife traits, however, home range data is limited. Pd. I have already used data from Tamburello et al. 2015, but I still have lots of species without home range data.
01 May 2020 6,935 2 View
The literature reveals that the Corona Virus was first characterized during the decade of 1960. Since its characterization, the virus was held responsible for causing upper respiratory tract...
15 April 2020 6,197 4 View
Hello! I am designing an experiment to test mimetic seed dispersal by frugivorous birds in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. We are planning present a number of seeds, still on their branches, to...
23 March 2020 4,046 5 View
I am analyzing a set of data that does not follow a normal distribution and wondering how I can standardize for 'sample size' of each bin. For example, I have a data set of songs I have...
20 March 2020 677 1 View
The effect of two levels of Cl in drinking water of broilers was studied. 30 birds in three groups. weekly feed intake was recorded per treatment. the problem was: no effort was made to divide the...
07 February 2020 7,409 7 View
Does anyone have suggestions for a user-friendly, open source, automated process for identifying species-specific bird vocalizations from audio recordings? I'm currently teaching myself to use...
05 February 2020 2,594 3 View
Nematodes were found in some birds during the postmortem. I would appreciate if somebody expert in nematode taxonomy would help in the identification ...
31 January 2020 7,984 3 View
Hi everyone! I am working nowadays with bird cervical vertebrae and I haven trying to find this reference for a while, but it has been imposible to me to do it. As it is an old research is quite...
22 January 2020 1,989 2 View
Hi, I am looking at two saltmarsh sites, one managed, one unmanaged, and I need to be able to determine whether there is a significant difference between the two avian populations, and whether it...
20 January 2020 5,376 3 View
Hello Researchers, I would like to know if birds feed on juices of tree that intoxicates humans. Does birds get intoxicated too after drinking it? Is there any Research on the same?
18 January 2020 7,052 3 View
I was at a broiler farm recently which had birds 3-day old broiler chick having leg problem. It was attirbuted to feed as DCP was added to the feed and the challenge reduce gradually, but could it...
16 January 2020 957 4 View
hello i am Nuaman ullah i am interested to research on (Changes in Biochemical and Physiological Characteristics of Different Game Birds with respect to Age and Habitat ) are their is any...
05 January 2020 7,904 2 View
Hi everyone I am looking for gape sizes of the following species. I would be grateful if you have data or references that specifically mention these species (I am not tlooking for references to...
14 December 2019 4,826 3 View
I am planning to use radio telemetry in a study of grey-headed robins (Heteromyias cinereifrons). These birds weigh around 35 g and I have sourced glue-on transmitters weighing 0.9 g (
10 December 2019 3,977 3 View
In a nice article on a mimicry system Evasive mimicry: Too beetle, or not too beetle? it is stated that model and mimic have to co-occur. I believe this is wrong. Imagine a migratory bird that...
28 November 2019 626 1 View
I recently performed a necropsy on an adult Geronticus eremita. The bird was found dead at the base of a medium voltage pylon. Usually I’d expect to find external burns or singed feathers, but...
25 November 2019 9,913 2 View
This bird was photographed in April 2018 during my field visit in Son Beel wetland, a riparian freshwater wetland, located in southern Assam. The appearance of this bird is somewhat similar to...
22 November 2019 9,414 3 View
I have data for 6 birds and i want to find statistical methods to compare how various overlap indices perform.
13 November 2019 6,960 3 View