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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...
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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 4,636 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 3,722 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 465 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 9,746 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 9,245 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 6,827 3 View
Dear colleagues, Im looking for your advice regarding tools (preferably curated) able to link metabolic pathways (e.g., KEGG IDs) with specific tissue/organs. I have transcriptomic data from...
11 October 2019 2,464 1 View
I have conducted a sexing PCR of several samples of avian tissue.The quality of the extracted DNA was good for all samples and no contamination was detected in the control sample. For the PCR I...
07 October 2019 4,973 3 View
This question references the Kery and Royle textbook, "Applied Hierarchical Modeling in Ecology", Volume 1. I am trying to apply open HDS models to a 20 year point transect distance data set...
24 September 2019 5,206 3 View
Hi, I am trying to do research into new ways scientists are researching and understanding emotions in animals, (mammals, fish, birds, insects). Would anyone know of any interesting papers on the...
23 September 2019 9,807 12 View
I am currently working on bird scarer project.. we will use a camera for image capturing the birds. I need some guidance for online image processing for this work. Can you share your experience...
02 September 2019 2,160 6 View
Dear colleagues, I would like to find recommendations on software options to analyze population viability. I used VORTEX a while back. However I would like to see if there are other alternatives....
26 August 2019 9,514 3 View
Chemical transport from micro-plastics to animal tissues has been reported in birds.
02 August 2019 9,291 1 View
Generally in Poultry experiment the total number of birds/treatment (suppose 80) divided into the different replications (20 birds/ replica) and for analysis of variance we used average of each...
31 July 2019 9,594 3 View
Please, I need some recent articles on the effects of birds (sparrows) on crops . Could you help me ? The papers I have are not recent. Thank you.
28 July 2019 4,215 7 View
I am looking for some flapping wing mechanism that has vertical motion and if angle changes then it must be changing at upper and lower extreme. Is there any condition of any animal or bird or...
22 July 2019 4,897 2 View
I have a copy but it is from 1992, and I need an updated one. I just need the section about the Procellariiformes, the Systematics. You can also suscribe online to the webpage...
10 July 2019 4,197 2 View
I know the habitat specialization of each species individually, but I am not sure how to calculate this index for bird community. Anyone know any index or bibliography about it?
17 June 2019 7,657 7 View
We are working on the conservation of several species of birds.
15 June 2019 9,874 3 View
I am working on a study of the collection of ectoparasites from migratory birds in Egypt
11 June 2019 7,711 3 View
In the past years, in China they have discovered small dinosaurs with what looks like feathers
14 May 2019 5,273 9 View
For some birds like the great black tit (Parus major) it is obvious that their vocal expressions are different depending on the circumstances. Do we have clear cut evidence?
07 May 2019 3,678 3 View
Some scientists believe that parrots are the most intelligent birds on earth because their brains are large as compared to the size of their heads. Do you know other birds that are smarter than...
03 May 2019 7,886 37 View