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From:The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (Vol. 131, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedWaterbird species face numerous threats and many are declining globally, but knowledge of distribution, abundance, and trend remains poor for many species. Five species of marsh-nesting colonial waterbirds are poorly...
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From:Science (Vol. 225) Peer-ReviewedSiblicidal Aggression and Resource Monopolization in Birds Siblicide, fatal aggression among siblings (1, 2), is a taxonomically widespread phenomenon that can occur prenatally (3) or postnatally (4). Because it...
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From:The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (Vol. 119, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedA Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) was found alive on 11 October 1996 in Newfoundland, Canada. It was identified as a Great Blue Heron (A. herodias), and prepared as a study skin for a university teaching collection. We give...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Wei Xu, Xiaoping Zhou, Wenzhen Fang *, Xiaolin Chen * Introduction Loss of genetic variability and inbreeding depression may consequentially increase extinction risk for threatened species by decreasing...
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From:The American Midland Naturalist (Vol. 176, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedAs the trend towards urbanization continues, natural areas near dense human populations can be impacted by development, and increased recreational use of these natural areas may increase disturbance of wildlife. Many...
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From:Ploughshares (Vol. 38, Issue 1)for the Wu Tang Clan and 1992 Shaolin's flowers, imperial and ready for slaughter. Bobby Digital wears the wings of the only saint he knows. Come blessed angel with your skull-cup of blood. Enter this chamber with...
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From:Wilson Bulletin (Vol. 115, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedWe observed a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) with its belly partly submerged in water, rapidly swaying its body laterally while holding its head and most of the extended neck still above the water....
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From:The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (Vol. 126, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedWe studied the reproduction patterns of Squacco Herons, Ardeola ralloides, during 2009-2010. This study was carried out in two colonies located at Ichkeul National Park (37.184992 N, 9.633758 E) and Lebna Dam (36.744161...
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From:The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (Vol. 133, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedCattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) are active foragers that typically pursue and capture insects flushed by grazing mammals. Arboreal foraging by Cattle Egrets has occasionally been reported, although this behavior appears to...
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From:The Southern Review (Vol. 51, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedWhere the mangroves have stalked on prop roots into tidal shallows and formed a wall, you're a solitary fisher, the shadows' familiar. Short tailed, hunched, a beaked and feathered football with dumpy legs, eyes the...
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From:The Midwest Quarterly (Vol. 50, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedTara Bray, Winter 2006 I climbed the roll of hay to watch the heron in the pond. He waded a few steps out, then back, thrusting his beak under water, pulling it up empty, but only once. Later I walked the roads for...
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From:Wilson Bulletin (Vol. 107, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedFrom 1989-1992 at Lake Okeechobee, Florida, I followed 356 adult Great Egrets (Casmerodius albus), 236 Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula), 82 Tricolored Herons (E. tricolor), and 286 White Ibises (Eudocimus albus) from several...
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From:Veterinary World (Vol. 10, Issue 9)Aim: Wild birds are considered silent vectors of some zoonotic water and food borne pathogens of public health significance. Owing to the importance of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) as the most...
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From:PeerJ (Vol. 8) Peer-ReviewedGreat Egret Ardea alba is one of few Western Palearctic species that underwent a rapid range expansion in the recent decades. Originally breeding in central and eastern Europe, the species has spread in northern (up to...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedPiscivorous avian species are the main source of catfish depredation at aquaculture facilities in Mississippi, resulting in the economic loss of millions of dollars every year. Most notable of these avian species are...
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From:Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science (Vol. 72, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedCATTLE EGRET IN ALABAMA. Julian L. Dusi, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Aubuan University, Auburn University, Ala. 36849 and Rosemary D; Dusi, 560 Sherwood Dr., Auburn, Ala. 36830 The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) was...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedThree H9N2 avian influenza viruses were isolated from the Dongting Lake wetland, among which one was from fresh egret feces, the other two were from chicken cloacal swabs in poultry markets. Phylogenetic analyses...
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From:Journal of Experimental and Clinical Anatomy (Vol. 14, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedByline: Hamdy. Rezk Introduction: The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the...
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From:The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (Vol. 118, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedI studied the diet and foraging behavior of fledgling Black-crowned Night-Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) in a mixed-species nesting colony of Black-crowned Night-Herons and Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula) in New Orleans,...
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From:The Ohio Journal of Science (Vol. 103, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBOARD 03 Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias) are common residents along the Mississippi River. Hypothesizing that dispersion was not random, locations of herons from the Mud Island rookery in upper Pool 20 near...