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how i can know my data is not bias when using point count method?
21 September 2015 4,476 21 View
Just some recommended articles for a research paper I am doing for my Animal Behavior class
20 September 2015 424 12 View
We have bird census data from points in habitats differing in quality in the same area, but we have more censuses in poor and intermediate habitats (because there is more of them)--is there a way...
17 September 2015 7,656 4 View
Can anyone help identify the following larvae. It was found in dog’s stool collected from grass in a park (Europe, Poland)? The feaces were not fresh (excreted max. 2 days before...
11 September 2015 4,298 8 View
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07 September 2015 9,270 3 View
During embryonic condition of twins, some genes are switched off and some are switched on. Here in this process cytosine get attaches to the CH3 then 5- methyl cytosine will be formed. Why only...
05 September 2015 6,353 4 View
Can anyone help me in identification of this bird based on photographs?
04 September 2015 3,088 14 View
I recently performed a necropsy on a waterbird from coastal California and after removing the eyeballs, found hundreds of adult mites within the orbital fascia. The location was no where near the...
04 September 2015 6,576 15 View
Is it regular or not? Which primary starts first? For example the molt pattern of male and female sparrowhawksand little owls is similar and starts at the first primary(P1) and descends to the...
23 August 2015 3,567 15 View
I have observed a large number of Argus Pheasant, Rhinoceros Hornbill and Helmeted Hornbill feathers in trade and I would like to estimate the number of individual birds required to account for...
08 August 2015 8,818 3 View
The species are: 1)Muscovy duck (Goose) (Cairina moschata) *** 2)Black Bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) *** 3)White faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) *** 4) Fulvous...
03 August 2015 8,806 5 View
Hello, Is there a way to produce forest plots showing risk estimates across the range of studies I collected in a systematic review WITHOUT actually pooling a meta-risk estimate at the end? I...
28 July 2015 864 6 View
I would like to calculate contagion index for species distribution data which is gridded at 2x2 km. I have created geoTIFF files from raster data in ArcMap 10.3. I have tried FRAGSTATS but cannot...
28 July 2015 7,773 2 View
The elephants are known to take warm waters of the lake up in their nose, it is possible that like humans it sometime goes up higher to cause PAM? Aggression followed by deaths have been reported...
28 July 2015 7,815 3 View
Bird has cataract in right eye also has a flakey beak mostly on left side are there any natural remedirs for his recovery? He has just had a biopsy on his beak. Opthomologist will b looking at...
24 July 2015 6,593 3 View
We are currently developing microsatellites for the Eurasian nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus. If anyone is working on nightjars and collecting blood samples we would be delighted to hear from you....
23 July 2015 6,749 5 View
I am looking at the foraging behaviour of bell miners within areas with lantana intact, lantana sprayed and native understorey. This species is thought to relocate from an area after lantana...
20 July 2015 6,809 3 View
Many extant birds use mechanical sounds, or sonations, intentionally as communicative signals; most often in the context of courtship, and usually made by the wings or other feathers. Behaviour...
19 July 2015 5,958 4 View
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16 July 2015 7,943 9 View
Hello to all, I am doing a Phd in Population ecology using the Lesser Kestrels as a model species. I am using lighweight (~4 gr) GPS units from Technosmart to record the habitat selection and...
14 July 2015 728 11 View
I understand that Gregory S. Paul was the one that began the incorrect sizing of Velociraptor with the book "Predatory Dinosaurs of the World," as it should have been Deinonychus depicted in the...
14 July 2015 6,904 4 View
A friend and I are looking into a potential study on the effects of the presence of a larval mimic on the model organism, a coral snake. This study will most likely be conducted in a tropical...
07 July 2015 4,621 9 View
Hallo everybody, This spring we have experienced a delayed return migration of a number satellite tracked Lesser Spotted Eagles (Aquila pomarina) (see www.satellite-telemetry.de) compared to...
05 July 2015 954 8 View
We are currently initiating a monitoring program on mountain north of the Andes ecosystems, would be very important for us to know other implemented experiences and results that are of particular...
03 July 2015 445 6 View