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Ståhlberg, Sophie, and Marco Apollonio. "Scavenger Activity and Anti-Predator Behaviour in an Apennine Wolf Area." Sustainability 15, no. 14 (2023): 11056. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su151411056.

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Scavenging guilds often have several trophic levels with varying dominance and intra-guild predation, competition, and interaction. Apex predators can control subordinate predators by limiting their numbers and affecting behaviour but also supply a continuous food source by abandoning carcasses. Camera traps monitored the scavenger guild in Alpe di Catenaia, Tuscan Apennine, for three years to determine intraguild interactions and the behaviour response. Wild boar visited most feeding sites but only scavenged in 1.4% of their visits. Red fox was the most frequent scavenger, traded vigilance an

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O'Connor, T. P. "Birds and the scavenger niche." Archaeofauna, no. 2 (October 22, 1993): 155–62. https://doi.org/10.15366/archaeofauna1993.2.014.

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La aparición de pueblos y ciudades ha creado un nicho carroñero potencial para oportunistas al que una serie de especies de aves, interesadas en la explotación de esta fuente de alimento, se han adaptado. La información obtenida en Europa noroccidental evidencia el éxito de un pequeño grupo de carroñeros urbanos, especialmente depredadores y necrófagos, donde se incluyen especies cuyas áreas de distribución se han visto marcadamente reducidas durante los últimos siglos.

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Ballejo, Fernando, Pablo I. Plaza, and Sergio A. Lambertucci. "The conflict between scavenging birds and farmers: Field observations do not support people's perceptions." Biological Conservation 248 (June 12, 2020): 108627. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13413092.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Human-wildlife conflict is an important emerging threat producing biodiversity loss around the world. It is therefore key to study people's perceptions in order to overcome this conflict. Scavenger birds represent an interesting study case, since some people consider them beneficial but many have negative perceptions regarding their supposed potential role as livestock predators, resulting in intense conflicts with human populations. These conflicts could be responsible for harmful attitudes such as lethal control methods that affect the demog

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Ballejo, Fernando, Pablo I. Plaza, and Sergio A. Lambertucci. "The conflict between scavenging birds and farmers: Field observations do not support people's perceptions." Biological Conservation 248 (June 7, 2020): 108627. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13413092.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Human-wildlife conflict is an important emerging threat producing biodiversity loss around the world. It is therefore key to study people's perceptions in order to overcome this conflict. Scavenger birds represent an interesting study case, since some people consider them beneficial but many have negative perceptions regarding their supposed potential role as livestock predators, resulting in intense conflicts with human populations. These conflicts could be responsible for harmful attitudes such as lethal control methods that affect the demog

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Ballejo, Fernando, Pablo I. Plaza, and Sergio A. Lambertucci. "The conflict between scavenging birds and farmers: Field observations do not support people's perceptions." Biological Conservation 248 (June 19, 2020): 108627. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13413092.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Human-wildlife conflict is an important emerging threat producing biodiversity loss around the world. It is therefore key to study people's perceptions in order to overcome this conflict. Scavenger birds represent an interesting study case, since some people consider them beneficial but many have negative perceptions regarding their supposed potential role as livestock predators, resulting in intense conflicts with human populations. These conflicts could be responsible for harmful attitudes such as lethal control methods that affect the demog

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Ballejo, Fernando, Pablo I. Plaza, and Sergio A. Lambertucci. "The conflict between scavenging birds and farmers: Field observations do not support people's perceptions." Biological Conservation 248 (July 3, 2020): 108627. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13413092.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Human-wildlife conflict is an important emerging threat producing biodiversity loss around the world. It is therefore key to study people's perceptions in order to overcome this conflict. Scavenger birds represent an interesting study case, since some people consider them beneficial but many have negative perceptions regarding their supposed potential role as livestock predators, resulting in intense conflicts with human populations. These conflicts could be responsible for harmful attitudes such as lethal control methods that affect the demog

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Ballejo, Fernando, Pablo I. Plaza, and Sergio A. Lambertucci. "The conflict between scavenging birds and farmers: Field observations do not support people's perceptions." Biological Conservation 248 (July 10, 2020): 108627. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13413092.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Human-wildlife conflict is an important emerging threat producing biodiversity loss around the world. It is therefore key to study people's perceptions in order to overcome this conflict. Scavenger birds represent an interesting study case, since some people consider them beneficial but many have negative perceptions regarding their supposed potential role as livestock predators, resulting in intense conflicts with human populations. These conflicts could be responsible for harmful attitudes such as lethal control methods that affect the demog

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Ballejo, Fernando, Pablo I. Plaza, and Sergio A. Lambertucci. "The conflict between scavenging birds and farmers: Field observations do not support people's perceptions." Biological Conservation 248 (July 17, 2020): 108627. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13413092.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Human-wildlife conflict is an important emerging threat producing biodiversity loss around the world. It is therefore key to study people's perceptions in order to overcome this conflict. Scavenger birds represent an interesting study case, since some people consider them beneficial but many have negative perceptions regarding their supposed potential role as livestock predators, resulting in intense conflicts with human populations. These conflicts could be responsible for harmful attitudes such as lethal control methods that affect the demog

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Steyaert, S. M. J. G., S. C. Frank, S. Puliti, et al. "Special delivery: scavengers direct seed dispersal towards ungulate carcasses." Biology Letters 14, no. 8 (2018): 20180388. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0388.

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Cadaver decomposition islands around animal carcasses can facilitate establishment of various plant life. Facultative scavengers have great potential for endozoochory, and often aggregate around carcasses. Hence, they may disperse plant seeds that they ingest across the landscape towards cadaver decomposition islands. Here, we demonstrate this novel mechanism along a gradient of wild tundra reindeer carcasses. First, we show that the spatial distribution of scavenger faeces (birds and foxes) was concentrated around carcasses. Second, faeces of the predominant scavengers (corvids) commonly cont

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Plaza, Pablo I., Guillermo Blanco, María Julia Madariaga, et al. "Scavenger birds exploiting rubbish dumps: Pathogens at the gates." Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 66, no. 2 (2018): 873–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13097.

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Navarro, Inmaculada, and Raquel Castillo-Contreras. "Game Species Management and Ecosystem Health: Leveraging Vulture Scavenging to Improve Carcass Disposal and Health Risk Reduction." Animals 15, no. 5 (2025): 732. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15050732.

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Avian scavengers, particularly vultures, play a crucial role in ecosystem health by efficiently consuming carcasses, thereby reducing pathogen abundance and limiting disease transmission to wildlife, livestock, and humans. In addition to the indispensable role of vultures, they are a particularly threatened group of birds. This study investigates the environmental factors that optimize this ecosystem service by examining the scavenging dynamics of vultures and other species at deer carcasses in a hunting area in Sierra Madrona, Ciudad Real, Spain. Carcasses were placed in habitats with differe

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Barros, Marília A. S., Luciana Iannuzzi, Holanda Silva Isabelle Leite De, Aída Otálora‐Ardila, and Enrico Bernard. "Factors affecting searcher efficiency and scavenger removal of bat carcasses in Neotropical wind facilities." Journal of Wildlife Management 86, no. 4 (2022): e22198. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13489603.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Abstract Bat fatalities at wind facilities have been reported worldwide, and environmental impact assessments depend on searches for carcasses around wind turbines to quantify impacts. Some of the carcasses may go undetected by search teams or be removed by scavengers during search intervals, so these biases must be evaluated and taken into account in fatality estimation. We investigated the influence of different factors on searcher efficiency and scavenger removal in a dry forest area in northeastern Brazil, one of the regions with the highe

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Barros, Marília A. S., Luciana Iannuzzi, Holanda Silva Isabelle Leite De, Aída Otálora‐Ardila, and Enrico Bernard. "Factors affecting searcher efficiency and scavenger removal of bat carcasses in Neotropical wind facilities." Journal of Wildlife Management 86, no. 4 (2022): e22198. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13489603.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Abstract Bat fatalities at wind facilities have been reported worldwide, and environmental impact assessments depend on searches for carcasses around wind turbines to quantify impacts. Some of the carcasses may go undetected by search teams or be removed by scavengers during search intervals, so these biases must be evaluated and taken into account in fatality estimation. We investigated the influence of different factors on searcher efficiency and scavenger removal in a dry forest area in northeastern Brazil, one of the regions with the highe

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Barros, Marília A. S., Luciana Iannuzzi, Holanda Silva Isabelle Leite De, Aída Otálora‐Ardila, and Enrico Bernard. "Factors affecting searcher efficiency and scavenger removal of bat carcasses in Neotropical wind facilities." Journal of Wildlife Management 86, no. 4 (2022): e22198. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13489603.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Abstract Bat fatalities at wind facilities have been reported worldwide, and environmental impact assessments depend on searches for carcasses around wind turbines to quantify impacts. Some of the carcasses may go undetected by search teams or be removed by scavengers during search intervals, so these biases must be evaluated and taken into account in fatality estimation. We investigated the influence of different factors on searcher efficiency and scavenger removal in a dry forest area in northeastern Brazil, one of the regions with the highe

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Barros, Marília A. S., Luciana Iannuzzi, Holanda Silva Isabelle Leite De, Aída Otálora‐Ardila, and Enrico Bernard. "Factors affecting searcher efficiency and scavenger removal of bat carcasses in Neotropical wind facilities." Journal of Wildlife Management 86, no. 4 (2022): e22198. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13489603.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Abstract Bat fatalities at wind facilities have been reported worldwide, and environmental impact assessments depend on searches for carcasses around wind turbines to quantify impacts. Some of the carcasses may go undetected by search teams or be removed by scavengers during search intervals, so these biases must be evaluated and taken into account in fatality estimation. We investigated the influence of different factors on searcher efficiency and scavenger removal in a dry forest area in northeastern Brazil, one of the regions with the highe

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Dias dos Santos, Angela N., Maria Cristina N. do N. Recktenvald, Dario P. de Carvalho, et al. "Mercury in birds (aquatic and scavenger) from the Western Amazon." Environmental Research 201 (October 2021): 111574. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111574.

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Maurice, Melle Ekane. "Impact of Weather Changes on the Foraging Strategy of Pied Crow (Corvus albus) on Waste Materials in Bonaberi, Douala, Littorial Region, Cameroon." European Journal of Agriculture and Forestry Research 12, no. 2 (2024): 7–23. https://doi.org/10.37745/ejafr.2013/vol12n1723.

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Pied crow (Corvus albus) is a highly adaptable and opportunistic scavenger species that has successfully colonized many urban and peri-urban areas across the African continent. The impact of weather changes on pied crow foraging behavior in different African regions can have important implications for waste management strategies and the mitigation of the potential negative impacts of these urban-adapted birds on local ecosystems. This study aimed to investigate how changes in weather condition influence the foraging strategy of pied crow (Corvus albus) on waste materials in Bonaberi neighborho

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Borges-Ramírez, M., G. Escalona-Segura, E. Huerta-Lwanga, E. Iñigo-Elias, and Osten J. Rendón-von. "Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) feathers as bioindicators of exposure to metals and metalloids contamination in urban, semi-urban, and rural areas from Campeche State, Mexico." Environmental Research 247 (June 7, 2024): 118241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.118241.

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Landfills are sources of soil, water, and air pollution due to the release of toxic compounds such as metals and metalloids. In both tropical and temperate environments, scavenger birds such as the Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) that have learned to use these sites as a feeding area are probably exposed to metals, metalloids and other " persistent bioaccumulative toxic substances (PBTs)" released in open dumpsite (OD) and sanitary landfill (SL). The objective of this study is to evaluate the presence and distribution of toxic metals (Al, Sn, Hg, Cu, Pb, Cd, Cr) and As in OD and SL from urban

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Hay, Nicola. "From indoors to the great outdoors: An augmented reality-illustrated scavenger hunt." Journal of Illustration 10, no. 2 (2023): 301–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jill_00075_4.

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This review introduces the Illustrated Menagerie Augmented Reality Scavenger Hunt (IMARSH), a project merging extended reality (XR) with illustration for an immersive outdoor public exhibition. IMARSH aimed to reconnect individuals with nature through interactive animal-themed artworks, using XR to enhance engagement. The curated trail, part of the We Shine Portsmouth 2022 Festival, featured illustrations transformed into dynamic experiences with animation and sound. Key examples included artworks depicting endangered birds and highlighting ocean pollution. The article discusses technical aspe

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Dorey, Katherine, Scott Dickey, and Tony R. Walker. "Testing efficacy of bird deterrents at wind turbine facilities: a pilot study in Nova Scotia, Canada." Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) 50, no. 1 (2019): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.15273/pnsis.v50i1.8874.

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Wind energy has become one of the fastest-growing renewable electricity sources globally, and this trend is expected to continue. However, wind turbines cause avian mortality when birds collide with these structures. Although regulatory agencies in many jurisdictions require post-construction bird mortality monitoring at turbine sites, resulting mortality estimates are often imprecise and under-reported. This uncertainty is often attributed to searcher inefficiencies or scavenger losses. Furthermore, data regarding the effectiveness of active bird mortality mitigation at these facilities are a

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Lazarova, Ivanka, Dobromir Dobrev, Gradimir Gradev, et al. "Main mortality factors for the Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca Savigny, 1809) in Bulgaria." Ornis Hungarica 28, no. 2 (2020): 120–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2020-0021.

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AbstractThe Eastern Imperial Eagle is a globally threatened species, represented with not more than 35–40 pairs in Bulgaria. As a facultative scavenger feeding on carcasses and parts of dead domestic and wild animals, this species is extremely vulnerable to poisonous baits and toxic agents, intentionally or accidentally set up in its food. The present study identified electrocution and poisoning as the main mortality factors for the eagles in Bulgaria. We analysed a total of 56 cases among which 44 cases were related to the mortality of non-territorial eagles in different age classes, and we f

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Bahadoran, Shahab, Saeed Adinehvand, Hossein Hassanpour, and Abdonnaser Mohebbi. "Investigating the Role of Dietary Melatonin Supplementation in Ameliorating Pulmonary Hypertension Syndrome in Cold-stressed Broiler Chickens." Immunoregulation 6, no. 2 (2024): 127–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/immunoregulation.6.2.2.

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Background: Melatonin, an endogenously produced indoleamine, is a highly effective antioxidant and free radical scavenger. This study investigates the potential antioxidant effects of melatonin in birds exposed to conditions promoting pulmonary hypertension syndrome (PHS) under cold stress. Materials and Methods: Two groups of birds were offered different concentrations of melatonin (0.2% and 0.4%), while a control group received no melatonin treatment. Serum and cardiac tissue samples were collected to evaluate glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) activities and the

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Ballejo, Fernando, Pablo I. Plaza, and Sergio A. Lambertucci. "The productive, ecological, and perception problem of the “unacceptable” livestock losses due to scavenger birds." Biological Conservation 250 (October 2020): 108723. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108723.

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Garcês, Andreia, Isabel Pires, Roberto Sargo, Luís Sousa, Justina Prada, and Filipe Silva. "Admission Causes, Morbidity, and Outcomes in Scavenger Birds in the North of Portugal (2005–2022)." Animals 13, no. 13 (2023): 2093. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13132093.

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Portugal is the habitat of three species of vultures. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Neophron percnopterus is an Endangered species, Aegypius monachus is nearly Threatened, and Gyps fulvus is of Least Concern. This study aims to investigate the admission causes, morbidity, and outcomes of vultures admitted to a wildlife rehabilitation centre and necropsy service in Northern Portugal. Over 17 years (2005–2022), 84 animals were admitted: 10 A. monachus, 69 G. fulvus, and 5 N. percnopterus. The main causes of admission to the centre were 80% (n = 63) unknown cause, 13% (n =

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Krofel, Miha. "Monitoring of facultative avian scavengers on large mammal carcasses in Dinaric forest of Slovenia." Acrocephalus 32, no. 148-149 (2011): 45–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10100-011-0003-3.

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Monitoring of facultative avian scavengers on large mammal carcasses in Dinaric forest of SloveniaFacultative vertebrate scavengers have an important role in forest ecosystems, however, not much is known as to their use of carrion in temperate forests. Three carcasses of Red DeerCervus elaphusand European Roe DeerCapreolus capreolusfound dead or killed by Grey WolfCanis lupuswere monitored in March and April 2010 and 2011 on Menišija Plateau in northern Dinaric Mountains (central Slovenia) using photo-trapping and video surveillance. Carcasses were monitored for 26 days, during which 708 photo

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Guido, Jorgelina M., Pablo AE Alarcón, José A. Donázar, Fernando Hiraldo, and Sergio A. Lambertucci. "The use of biosphere reserves by a wide-ranging avian scavenger indicates its significant potential for conservation." Environmental Conservation 47, no. 1 (2019): 22–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892919000304.

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SummaryThe framing of environmental conservation has been changing, mainly towards a reconciliation between human needs and nature conservation. A major challenge of biosphere reserves (BRs) is the integration of biodiversity conservation and the sustainable development of local communities. Although these areas are large, they are often not large enough to contain the movements of wide-ranging species. We studied immature Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) movements to evaluate their habitat use in relation to protected areas (PAs). We particularly aimed to determine whether BRs significantly inc

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Mayani-Parás, Fernando, Claudia E. Moreno, Griselda Escalona-Segura, Francisco Botello, Mariana Munguía-Carrara, and Víctor Sánchez-Cordero. "Classification and distribution of functional groups of birds and mammals in Mexico." PLOS ONE 18, no. 11 (2023): e0287036. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287036.

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There has been a recent exponential growth in the study of functional trait ecology. Nonetheless, the study of functional traits and functional groups has been limited for terrestrial vertebrates. We conducted a classification update of functional groups (FG) of birds and mammals in Mexico, and determined the distribution patterns of FG species richness in different ecosystems nationwide. We selected six functional traits (feeding habit, locomotion, feeding substrate and technique, activity period, seasonality, and body size) obtained for 987 and 496 species of birds and mammals, respectively.

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Petrov, Rusko, Dobri Yarkov, Tsvetan Chaprazov, Yana Andonova, Stefka Dimitrova, and Ivanka Lazarova. "Comparison of blood biochemical parameters of four species of vultures." Biodiversity Data Journal 11 (January 20, 2023): e97164. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e97164.

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Vultures play a very important role in ecosystems by feeding on dead animals and preventing the spread of pathogens. In the mid-20<sup>th</sup> century in Bulgaria, all species of vultures experienced a rapid population decline and conservation measures include captive breeding and release via adaptation aviaries. Knowledge of the baseline blood biochemical parameters is crucial for the care, rehabilitation and prior to the release of endangered birds of prey. Plasma levels provide valuable information for the evaluation of the physical condition of animals.Between 2020 and 2022, we took blood

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Melgrati, Serena, Egle Radice, Rafet Ameti, et al. "Atlas of the anatomical localization of atypical chemokine receptors in healthy mice." PLOS Biology 21, no. 5 (2023): e3002111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002111.

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Atypical chemokine receptors (ACKRs) scavenge chemokines and can contribute to gradient formation by binding, internalizing, and delivering chemokines for lysosomal degradation. ACKRs do not couple to G-proteins and fail to induce typical signaling induced by chemokine receptors. ACKR3, which binds and scavenges CXCL12 and CXCL11, is known to be expressed in vascular endothelium, where it has immediate access to circulating chemokines. ACKR4, which binds and scavenges CCL19, CCL20, CCL21, CCL22, and CCL25, has also been detected in lymphatic and blood vessels of secondary lymphoid organs, wher

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V. Balaji and R. Venkitachalam. "Winter population of raptor species in the Vellalore dump yard of Coimbatore City, India." Journal of Threatened Taxa 16, no. 11 (2024): 26167–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.9118.16.11.26167-26171.

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A study from December 2020 to March 2021 in the Vellalore dump yard, Coimbatore City in southern India recorded 34 bird species, including seven raptors. Notably, two vulnerable species of winter migrant raptors, the Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga, and the Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax were the most frequently observed. The presence of cow carcasses, poultry, and fish waste in the dump yard attracted scavenger birds, particularly raptors. The study utilized the systematic vantage point method to gather data and aims to establish a baseline understanding of the winter raptor population and othe

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van, Overveld Mathijs, de la Riva Manuel, and Antonio Donázar José. "Cosmetic coloration in Egyptian vultures: Mud bathing as a tool for social communication?" Ecology 98, no. 8 (2017): 2216–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1840.

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It is well-established that plumage colours are important for avian visual communication and are used to signal social information. Yet, little is known about the ability of birds to modify the expression of plumage colours with exogenous materials after feather development, a phenomenon also known as avian cosmetics. The deliberate staining of feathers with red soil in a social signalling context has so far only been described in the Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus). Here, for the first time feather painting behaviour is described in another Old-World scavenger, the Egyptian vulture (Neoph

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Prusch, Fabiane, Ana Paula Morel, Henrique Fich de Moraes, et al. "Intoxicações em aves de rapina necrófagas: revisão de literatura / Poisoning in scavenger birds of prey: literature review." Brazilian Journal of Development 8, no. 5 (2022): 42216–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.34117/bjdv8n5-615.

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Skwarło-Sońta, Krystyna. "Functional connections between the pineal gland and immune system." Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis 56, no. 1 (1996): 341–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.55782/ane-1996-1138.

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Experimental findings which support a functional connection between the pineal gland and immune system in mammals and birds are summarized. Developmental and age-related changes in pineal gland function appear, at least partially, to be related with immune system efficiency. Mechanisms whereby melatonin influences immune system function are complex, but include participation of mediators (endogenous opioids, cytokines, hormones, zinc pool) as well as specific binding sites on the immune cells. Melatonin, as a highly lypophilic compound, may also penetrate immune cells without mediation of spec

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Toomey, Matthew B., Ricardo J. Lopes, Pedro M. Araújo, et al. "High-density lipoprotein receptor SCARB1 is required for carotenoid coloration in birds." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114, no. 20 (2017): 5219–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1700751114.

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Yellow, orange, and red coloration is a fundamental aspect of avian diversity and serves as an important signal in mate choice and aggressive interactions. This coloration is often produced through the deposition of diet-derived carotenoid pigments, yet the mechanisms of carotenoid uptake and transport are not well-understood. The white recessive breed of the common canary (Serinus canaria), which carries an autosomal recessive mutation that renders its plumage pure white, provides a unique opportunity to investigate mechanisms of carotenoid coloration. We carried out detailed genomic and bioc

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Pellegrino, Francesco, Fabrizio Sordello, Marco Minella, Claudio Minero, and Valter Maurino. "The Role of Surface Texture on the Photocatalytic H2 Production on TiO2." Catalysts 9, no. 1 (2019): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal9010032.

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It has been often reported that an efficient and green photocatalytic dissociation of water under irradiated semiconductors likely represents the most important goal for modern chemistry. Despite decades of intensive work on this topic, the efficiency of the water photolytic process under irradiated semiconductors is far from reaching significant photocatalytic efficiency. The use of a sacrificial agent as hole scavenger dramatically increases the hydrogen production rate and might represent the classic “kill two birds with one stone”: on the one hand, the production of hydrogen, then usable a

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Rajesh Sahu. "STUDY OF SCAVENGER BIRDS IN SOME REGION OF BUNDELKHAND TO ASSESS THE PROMISING BREEDING SITES FOR THEIR BREEDING CONSERVATION." International Journal for Research Publication and Seminar 15, no. 3 (2024): 344–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.36676/jrps.v15.i3.1517.

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Due to the fact that they consume carrion, vultures serve an important ecological purpose in addition to being very reliable indicators of the ecosystem's overall health. They are the only group of vertebrates that have been documented as being obligate scavengers. There are nine distinct species of old world vultures found in India. The Red-headed Vulture (RHV) is a species of vulture found in the United States that reaches a height of 2,000 meters throughout the nation. The inquiry was conducted in Madhya Pradesh, popularly known as Bundelkhand, and Uttar Pradesh, two states in India. The re

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Minderman, Jeroen, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, James W. Pearce-Higgins, Chris J. Pendlebury, and Kirsty J. Park. "Estimates and correlates of bird and bat mortality at small wind turbine sites." Biodiversity and Conservation 24, no. 3 (2015): 467–82. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13444223.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Small wind turbines (SWTs) are an increasingly popular means to generate renewable energy worldwide. Flexibility in size and design allow SWTs to be installed in a much wider range of settings compared to large wind turbines. While large wind turbines can cause substantial mortality of birds and bats, the extent and correlates of such collision mortality at SWTs have not been quantified. Thus, siting decisions for SWTs are currently made with considerable uncertainty of their impact on wildlife. We combined field data and questionnaire surveys

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Minderman, Jeroen, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, James W. Pearce-Higgins, Chris J. Pendlebury, and Kirsty J. Park. "Estimates and correlates of bird and bat mortality at small wind turbine sites." Biodiversity and Conservation 24, no. 3 (2015): 467–82. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13444223.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Small wind turbines (SWTs) are an increasingly popular means to generate renewable energy worldwide. Flexibility in size and design allow SWTs to be installed in a much wider range of settings compared to large wind turbines. While large wind turbines can cause substantial mortality of birds and bats, the extent and correlates of such collision mortality at SWTs have not been quantified. Thus, siting decisions for SWTs are currently made with considerable uncertainty of their impact on wildlife. We combined field data and questionnaire surveys

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Minderman, Jeroen, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, James W. Pearce-Higgins, Chris J. Pendlebury, and Kirsty J. Park. "Estimates and correlates of bird and bat mortality at small wind turbine sites." Biodiversity and Conservation 24, no. 3 (2015): 467–82. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13444223.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Small wind turbines (SWTs) are an increasingly popular means to generate renewable energy worldwide. Flexibility in size and design allow SWTs to be installed in a much wider range of settings compared to large wind turbines. While large wind turbines can cause substantial mortality of birds and bats, the extent and correlates of such collision mortality at SWTs have not been quantified. Thus, siting decisions for SWTs are currently made with considerable uncertainty of their impact on wildlife. We combined field data and questionnaire surveys

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Minderman, Jeroen, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, James W. Pearce-Higgins, Chris J. Pendlebury, and Kirsty J. Park. "Estimates and correlates of bird and bat mortality at small wind turbine sites." Biodiversity and Conservation 24, no. 3 (2015): 467–82. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13444223.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Small wind turbines (SWTs) are an increasingly popular means to generate renewable energy worldwide. Flexibility in size and design allow SWTs to be installed in a much wider range of settings compared to large wind turbines. While large wind turbines can cause substantial mortality of birds and bats, the extent and correlates of such collision mortality at SWTs have not been quantified. Thus, siting decisions for SWTs are currently made with considerable uncertainty of their impact on wildlife. We combined field data and questionnaire surveys

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Minderman, Jeroen, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, James W. Pearce-Higgins, Chris J. Pendlebury, and Kirsty J. Park. "Estimates and correlates of bird and bat mortality at small wind turbine sites." Biodiversity and Conservation 24, no. 3 (2015): 467–82. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13444223.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Small wind turbines (SWTs) are an increasingly popular means to generate renewable energy worldwide. Flexibility in size and design allow SWTs to be installed in a much wider range of settings compared to large wind turbines. While large wind turbines can cause substantial mortality of birds and bats, the extent and correlates of such collision mortality at SWTs have not been quantified. Thus, siting decisions for SWTs are currently made with considerable uncertainty of their impact on wildlife. We combined field data and questionnaire surveys

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Jiang, Shunxing, Zhiheng Li, Xin Cheng, and Xiaolin Wang. "The first pterosaur basihyal, shedding light on the evolution and function of pterosaur hyoid apparatuses." PeerJ 8 (January 6, 2020): e8292. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8292.

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The pterosaur is the first known vertebrate clade to achieve powered flight. Its hyoid apparatus shows a simplification similar to that of birds, although samples of the apparatus are rare, limiting the ability to make an accurate determination. In this study we reveal a new pterosaur specimen, including the first definite basihyal. Through the comparison of pterosaur hyoids, a trend has been discovered for the shortened hyoid relative to the length of the skull, indicating a diminished role of lingual retraction during the evolution of the pterosaur. The new material, possibly from a gallodac

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Schutgens, Maurice, Jessica M. Shaw, and Peter G. Ryan. "Estimating scavenger and search bias for collision fatality surveys of large birds on power lines in the Karoo, South Africa." Ostrich 85, no. 1 (2014): 39–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2014.888691.

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Yu, Xin, Akalili B. T. Mohd Zanudin, Mohd Uzair Rusli, David T. Booth, and Juan Lei. "Diet reflects opportunistic feeding habit of the Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator)." Animal Biology 72, no. 1 (2021): 27–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15707563-bja10065.

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Abstract The Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) is a large generalist predator and scavenger lizard. This species has a widespread distribution throughout South and Southeast Asia and is frequently encountered around the edges of urban settlements. Here, we present information on diet diversity and habitat utilisation of a population of Asian water monitors inhabiting the University of Malaysia Terengganu campus located on the east coast of mainland Malaysia. The stomach contents of 30 Asian water monitors were examined by stomach flushing, and 47.6% of stomach contents was mangrove crab,

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Peshev, Hristo, Atanas Grozdanov, Elena Kmetova–Biro, et al. "New insight into spatial ecology of Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) on the Balkans provides opportunity for focusing conservation actions for a threatened social scavenger." Biodiversity Data Journal 9 (August 23, 2021): e71100. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e71100.

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The knowledge in the behaviour and movement of endangered species is of key importance for the precise targeting and assessing the efficiency of nature conservation actions, especially considering vultures, which explore vast areas to locate ephemeral and unpredictable food resources. Therefore, a total of 51 Griffon Vultures (<i>Gyps fulvus</i>) from both the re-introduced population and the autochthonous Balkan Peninsula (Balkans) colonies have been tagged with GPS/GSM transmitters in recent years, in order to study their seasonal and spatial distribution. The current study presents the anal

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Lambertucci, Sergio A., Joan Navarro, José A. Sanchez Zapata, et al. "Tracking data and retrospective analyses of diet reveal the consequences of loss of marine subsidies for an obligate scavenger, the Andean condor." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285, no. 1879 (2018): 20180550. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.0550.

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Over the last century, marine mammals have been dramatically reduced in the world's oceans. We examined evidence that this change caused dietary and foraging pattern shifts of the Andean condor ( Vultur gryphus ) in Patagonia. We hypothesized that, after the decrease in marine mammals and the increase in human use of coastlines, condor diet changed to a more terrestrial diet, which in turn influenced their foraging patterns. We evaluated the diet by means of stable isotope analysis ( δ 13 C, δ 15 N and δ 34 S) of current (last decade) and historical (1841–1933) feathers. We further evaluated t

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Ratnam, Bharti Ratnam Bharti, and Vijay Vishwas Dr. Vijay Vishwas Dr. "Nesting behaviour of Cattle egret(Bubulcus Ibis) in Southern Punjab(India) during breeding season of 2022 and 2023." International Journal of Scientific Development and Research 8, no. 10 (2023): 20–26. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10076052.

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Abstract: Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is distributed worldwide & and in India, it is common in many places and seen in a wide range of varieties in different habitats. Nesting sites selected by Cattle egrets considered to be protective, stable, and material that is useful for constructing nests and sites for nesting are selected which is nearby their feeding areas for easy foraging. The nests were having facile platforms, and almost >80% of nests were found on Acacia nilotica. When observations made regarding habit and habitats of cattle egret it was found that they do all their works

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Skovgaard, Nini, and Kenneth R. Olson. "Hydrogen sulfide mediates hypoxic vasoconstriction through a production of mitochondrial ROS in trout gills." American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 303, no. 5 (2012): R487—R494. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00151.2012.

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Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) is an adaptive response that diverts pulmonary blood flow from poorly ventilated and hypoxic areas of the lung to more well-ventilated parts. This response is important for the local matching of blood perfusion to ventilation and improves pulmonary gas exchange efficiency. HPV is an ancient and highly conserved response, expressed in the respiratory organs of all vertebrates, including lungs of mammals, birds, and reptiles; amphibian skin; and fish gills. The mechanism underlying HPV and how cells sense low Po2 remains elusive. In perfused trout gills (

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Borcosque-Avendaño, Josefa, Nicol Quiroga, Franco Cianferoni, et al. "Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in Blood of the Lizard Microlophus atacamensis: Understanding the T. cruzi Cycle in a Coastal Island of the Atacama Desert." Animals 15, no. 9 (2025): 1221. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15091221.

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Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan causative of Chagas disease, is primarily transmitted through blood-sucking insects and infects mammalian and some reptilian hosts. In Chile, insects of the Mepraia genus are key vectors of T. cruzi in its wild transmission cycle. High prevalence and mixed infection of T. cruzi lineages have been reported in a Mepraia population on Santa María Island in the Atacama Desert. However, no small mammals have been reported. The island’s vertebrate community is dominated by the lizard Microlophus atacamensis and marine and scavenger birds. This study aimed to research

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Maimina, Gresela, Defi Stenly Nenkeula, Margie Maatoke, and Veronike Mailao. "Menggereja Bersama Pemulung." ARUMBAE: Jurnal Ilmiah Teologi dan Studi Agama 6, no. 1 (2024): 164–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.37429/arumbae.v6i1.1247.

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This research aims to analyze the reality of the lives of scavengers, the problem of poverty that holds them hostage, and the role of the church in empowering scavengers. The scavenger profession is carried out due to the acute poverty problem experienced by urban communities. Scavengers work by picking up rubbish, such as aqua glass, bottles, iron, and various other rubbish that can be sold, to meet economic needs. Scavengers are always viewed negatively as poor people and often receive discrimination from society in general. Using qualitative research methods, this research conducted observa

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