Thrush nightingales adjust the peak frequency and structure of their songs in response to different types of experimental noise by Michał Budka

“…The results suggest that disturbing sounds can modify the peak frequency and structure of songbird vocalizations, at least in the short term. Birds may enhance the signal-to-noise ratio by selecting phrases from their repertoire that are less affected by noise. …”
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Prevalence and size variation of feather mite, Analges slovakiensis Dabert, Mironov & Janiga, 2018, on the host Alpine accentor, Prunella collaris (Scopoli, 1769) by M. Janiga, N. Marčanová, Z. Kompišová Ballová

“…In contrast, autumn generations of female mites were smaller and the intensity of infestation by mites was lower due to a large dispersal to host birds. The prevalence of mites was high in autumn and in summer. …”
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A pathological, bacteriological and serological approach to leg problems in broilers by Deniz Mısırlıoğlu, K, Tayfun Çarlı, Aiper Sevimli, Metin Petek

“…Leg problems in 4 flocks having 4443. 6154, 6070 and 6200 birds, respectively in a commercial broiler farm wore investigated in this study, A total o( 72 lame chickens was selected randomly of the 3th week of age and examined pathologically, bacteriologically and serologically. …”
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Dynamics Analysis of an Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Epidemic Model with Vaccination and Seasonality by Juping Zhang, Yun Li, Zhen Jin, Huaiping Zhu

“…To analyze the effect of vaccination and environmental virus on the development of avian influenza A (H7N9), we establish an avian influenza A (H7N9) transmission model with vaccination and seasonality among human, birds, and poultry. The basic reproduction number for the prevalence of avian influenza is obtained. …”
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Giant Water Bugs, Electric Light Bugs, Lethocerus, Abedus, Belostoma (Insecta: Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) by Paul M. Choate

“…Individuals prey on aquatic insects, small fish, frogs, tadpoles, small birds, and other organisms they are able to capture. …”
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The effects of different light periods on sonic production characteristics of pheasants (p.colchicus) by C Sadettin C, Tepeli, O. Çetin, K. Kırıkçı, K. Yapar, R. Yılmaz

“…The daily light period was increased from 11 h light (L): 14 h darkness (□) iniiially to 16 h L. 8 h D in group 1, Birds were exposed lo 16 h L: 8 h D and 8hL:8hD:8hL periods in groups 2 and 3 respectively. …”
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A mathematical model for within-host Toxoplasma gondii invasion dynamics by Adam Sullivan, Folashade Agusto, Sharon Bewick, Chunlei Su, Suzanne Lenhart, Xiaopeng Zhao

“…Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a protozoan parasite thatinfects a wide range of intermediate hosts, including all mammals and birds.Up to 20% of the human population in the US and 30% in the world arechronically infected. …”
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Revisiting two hypotheses on the “domestication syndrome” in light of genomic data by A. S. Wilkins

“…Two general explanations of its basis have been proposed, which in principle, could also apply to other vertebrates, such as fish and birds, whose domesticated varieties show some of its elements. …”
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Reduction of Phosphorus Pollution from Broilers Waste through Supplementation of Wheat Based Broilers Feed with Phytase by Ahmed Abdel-Megeed, Arifa Tahir

“…The feed intake of the birds fed the diets containing microbial phytase 600 U/kg was the highest. …”
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A Systematic Literature Review on Robust Swarm Intelligence Algorithms in Search-Based Software Engineering by Alam Zeb, Fakhrud Din, Muhammad Fayaz, Gulzar Mehmood, Kamal Z. Zamli

“…Swarm intelligence algorithms are metaheuristics inspired by the collective behavior of species such as birds, fish, bees, and ants. They are used in many optimization problems due to their simplicity, flexibility, and scalability. …”
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Terrestrial Liming As a Restoration Technique for Acidified Forest Ecosystems by Sarah E. Pabian, Shawn M. Rummel, William E. Sharpe, Margaret C. Brittingham

“…We studied the effects of liming on soils and forest songbirds as well as vegetation and calcium-rich invertebrate prey variables that were predicted to link birds to changes in soil conditions. We observed increases in soil pH, calcium, and magnesium, as well as in songbird abundances in response to lime application, with continuing increases through five years after liming. …”
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Conspicuous Animals Remain Alert When Under Cover but Do Not Differ in the Temporal Course of Vigilance from Less Conspicuous Species by Gerhard Hofmann, Claudia Mettke-Hofmann

“…Single individuals had much higher vigilance than groups of birds. Finally, vigilance was higher at small waterholes. …”
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Foraging Behaviour of the Black-Headed Heron at Kibimba Rice Scheme, Eastern Uganda by Sarah, Nachuha, M. Polycarp, Mwima

“…Variations in the factors affecting prey availability directly impact on the spatial dispersion of foraging birds. The feeding success and efficiency of the Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) was examined in the different growth stages/phases of paddy rice, namely: Ploughed fields, Phase 1 fields (2 weeks-1 month after sowing) and Harvested fields. …”
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Effect of spirulina supplementation on growth, immunity, antioxidant status and pathomorphological perspectives in broilers exposed to dietary aflatoxin B1 by Ayman S. Salah, Antonia Lestingi, Mahmoud S. El-Tarabany, Marwa Mostafa, Rania Samir Zaki, Mahmoud M. Azzam, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Mahmoud Alagawany, Ahmed Fotouh

“…Two hundred (200) unsexed, 1-day-old broiler chicks (Ross 308) were divided into four treatment diet groups, each consisting of 50 birds. There were five replicates of each treatment (10 birds for each). …”
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Relevance of the synergy of surveillance and populational networks in understanding the Usutu virus outbreak within common blackbirds (Turdus merula) in Metropolitan France, 2018 by Bouchez-Zacria, Malika, Calenge, Clément, Villers, Alexandre, Lecollinet, Sylvie, Gonzalez, Gaelle, Quintard, Benoit, Leclerc, Antoine, Baurier, Florence, Paty, Marie-Claire, Faure, Éva, Eraud, Cyril, Decors, Anouk

“…Usutu virus (USUV) was first isolated in Africa in 1959 and has since spread to and through Europe with a typical enzootic mosquito-bird cycle. In France, it was first detected in birds in 2015, but during summer 2018 the spread of USUV was particularly significant throughout the country, killing mainly common blackbirds (Turdus merula) and to a lesser extent great grey owls (Strix nebulosa), among other captive and non-captive wild bird species. …”
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Effects of Conditioning Temperature on Pellet Quality, Nutrients Digestibility, and Metabolizable Energy of Broilers Diet by Seyedeh Vajiheh Shakhese Emampour, Abolghasem Golian, Heydar Zarghi, Ali Reza Hesabi Nameghi

“…Feed intake of the birds in each cage was recorded during the experimental period (19-21d). …”
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An Algorithm for Global Optimization Inspired by Collective Animal Behavior by Erik Cuevas, Mauricio González, Daniel Zaldivar, Marco Pérez-Cisneros, Guillermo García

“…Animal groups, such as schools of fish, flocks of birds, swarms of locusts, and herds of wildebeest, exhibit a variety of behaviors including swarming about a food source, milling around a central locations, or migrating over large distances in aligned groups. …”
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Population structure, distribution pattern and habitat utilization of Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Vanellus malabaricus (Boddaert, 1783), in Northern India by Prateek, Himanshu Mishra, Vikas Kumar, Ashish Kumar

“…An average of 394 individuals including 77 chicks of Yellow-wattled Lapwings have been registered with an average density of 38 birds per km. The outcome of the GLM analysis exhibited, that Bakshi Ka Talab had the highest lapwing count while, Malihabad had the lowest lapwing count. …”
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A Unique Late Cretaceous dinosaur locality in the Bakony-Balaton Geopark of Hungary (Iharkút, Bakony Mts.) by Gabor Botfalvai, László Makádi, Gáspár Albert, Attila Ősi

“…Fieldwork resulted in a very rich and diverse assemblage of terrestrial and freshwater animals, including fishes, amphibians, turtles, lizards, a freshwater mosasaur, pterosaurs, crocodilians, dinosaurs, and birds. This abundance and diversity of fossil taxa contribute to understanding of European Late Cretaceous continental vertebrate faunas. …”
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Prevalence and seasonal distribution of haemosporidian parasites in pigeons of mymensingh and rangpur districts, bangladesh by Md . Tanvick Zahan, Md. Shahadat Hossain, Anita Rani Dey, Md. Shahiduzzaman, Mohammad Zahangir Alam

“…Of those, 22.3% (67/300) of birds were infected with Haemoproteus spp., 5.7% with Plasmodium spp. (17/300) and 2.7% with both genera (8/300). …”
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