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avian blood and tissue sample Preservation techniques for toxicological analysis?
01 July 2015 2,870 5 View
I am working on post-copulatory sexual selection in birds, and I would like to assess egg fertilization success. Visual inspection of the yolk does not allow to distinguish between...
24 June 2015 4,076 7 View
Not seen since for years , possibly extinct
10 June 2015 7,536 3 View
Paper needed for reference work
10 June 2015 1,608 6 View
How can i carry out uniform dip coating forley catheter in the laboratory
03 June 2015 3,129 4 View
The loggers will go on (nearly) adult birds that are released into the wild. The battery should last for around 3-6 months (to start with). In the moment we assume that most birds are predated on...
29 May 2015 8,694 7 View
I study the riches of song complexes (dialects, sub-dialects etc) of Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) in Ukraine. But I did not found studies of numerical separation of these complexes and numerical...
23 May 2015 7,098 9 View
I found this feather in Eastern Washington, specifically northern spokane. I estimate that it is roughly 20 cm long and 5-6 in width. Any help is much appreciated.
23 May 2015 772 3 View
I am especially interested in determining which species of fish are part of the diet of Neotropical herons nesting in mangrove forest but to collect bolluses has not been possible because...
21 May 2015 9,563 3 View
I'm especially interested in species for which telemetry is not possible. Grey literature must record recoveries, but I haven't found any review. Thank you!
17 May 2015 3,900 9 View
Can you please suggest an easy and worthy software so that I can calculate and represent the bird count data? Thanks.
13 May 2015 8,433 15 View
Greater Flamingo Behaviour
11 May 2015 7,978 4 View
Prior to development of detectability method of point count, we applied point count to investigate bird abundance and diversity following Hutto et al. 1986. So, birds were detected by sight or by...
07 May 2015 3,274 5 View
I would like to calculate and compare allelic richness (or similar parameters) of 10 populations with different sample sizes. I thought to use a rarefaction method, in order to adjust the estmates...
30 April 2015 7,882 9 View
This structure was found within a small skin lesion on the skin / leather. We suspect some sort of parasite is involved in causing the lesions
24 April 2015 7,948 4 View
I am about to start a field season studying cinnamon teal population dynamics and we will be taking basic vegetation measurements at each nest we find. I want to create a set of randomized points...
23 April 2015 8,125 8 View
I am aware that a few pairs of Mediterranean origin nested near Arcachon a few years ago, but I am not sure whether they continue to do so. I would greatly appreciate any other information about...
23 April 2015 9,976 8 View
I wish to know if there is any physiological characteristics that can distinguish the male nestlings from the females in case of Passer domesticus.
22 April 2015 1,803 2 View
I want to know which animals feed on vultures. If this predation occurs on nests, fledgelings or adults. And if you have the citation of the source, or if its based on your own experience I would...
17 April 2015 2,317 5 View
I am analyzing 11 years monthly data of waterbirds. I saw some papers using a software "Trendspotter 6.4" but i am unable to find that software on internet so far? Can you please guide me about...
12 April 2015 5,541 4 View
During the last two years I've seen a reduction of pigeons and an increase in morning doves in the farm country of the Pacific Northwest. The doves have replaced the pigeons from their...
07 April 2015 3,325 12 View
Do you know or do you use some monitoring method for honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) population trend?
01 April 2015 1,928 6 View
Is there a way to explain why in a passerine species birds that were recorded producing more song flight would have more concave wings (shorter primaries P5-P8). Song flight is of towering type:...
31 March 2015 1,533 5 View
I would like to perform some homing experiments on kestrels. Before spending money on radio tags, I would like to do some preliminary tests using colour bands. As far as I know patagial tags seem...
30 March 2015 3,619 6 View