Mohring, Bertille Brischoux, François Angelier, Frédéric
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Avian Research
BackgroundLand-use change is one of the main drivers of the global erosion of biodiversity. In that context, it is crucial to understand how landscape characteristics drive the presence of rare endangered species. Nevertheless, it is also important to study common species in multiple habitats, because they represent a large proportion of biodiversi...
Souci, Laurent Denesvre, Caroline
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Veterinary Research
The skin is a passive and active barrier which protects the body from the environment. Its health is essential for the accomplishment of this role. Since several decades, the skin has aroused a strong interest in various fields (for e.g. cell biology, medicine, toxicology, cosmetology, and pharmacology). In contrast to other organs, 3D models were ...
Li, Yingcan Chen, Zhiwen Peng, Chao Huang, Guangchuan Niu, Hongyu Zhang, Hongmao
Published in
BMC Ecology and Evolution
BackgroundUnderstanding how island ecosystems change across habitats is a major challenge in ecological conservation under the conditions of habitat degradation. According to a 2-year investigation on Dong Island of the Paracel Islands, South China Sea, we assessed the roles of different habitats at the species level and community level of birds us...
Sándor, Attila D. Milchev, Boyan Takács, Nóra Kontschán, Jenő Szekeres, Sándor Hornok, Sándor
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Parasites & Vectors
BackgroundBirds are major hosts for many tick species (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae), and their role is especially important in transporting ticks over large distances along their seasonal migratory routes. Accordingly, most studies across Europe focus on the importance of avian hosts in tick dispersal, and less emphasis is laid on resident birds and...
Pitera, Angela M. Branch, Carrie L. Sonnenberg, Benjamin R. Benedict, Lauren M. Kozlovsky, Dovid Y. Pravosudov, Vladimir V.
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Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
AbstractIn socially monogamous animals, maintaining stable mating pairs across years has been hypothesized to result in increased reproductive success. However, previous individual breeding experience may independently affect reproductive success, regardless of pair stability. We examined associations between pair composition based on previous bree...
Garg, Kritika M. Chattopadhyay, Balaji
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Journal of the Indian Institute of Science
Gene flow, the exchange of genetic material between populations is an important biological process, which shapes and maintains biodiversity. The successful movement of individuals between populations depends on multiple factors determined by species biology and the environment. One of the most important factors regulating gene flow is the ability t...
Leveau, Lucas M.
Published in
Ecological Processes
BackgroundThe analysis of bird community assembly rules is fundamental to understand which mechanisms determine the composition of bird species in urban areas. However, the long-term variation of community assembly rules has not been analyzed yet. The objectives of this study are (1) to analyze the variation of community assembly rules along rural-...
Pârâu, Liviu G. Wink, Michael
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Journal of Ornithology
A plethora of studies have offered crucial insights in the phylogeographic status of Western Palearctic bird species. However, an overview integrating all this information and analyzing the combined results is still missing. In this study, we compiled all published peer-reviewed and grey literature available on the phylogeography of Western Palearc...
Minias, Piotr He, Ke Dunn, Peter O.
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BMC Ecology and Evolution
BackgroundThe Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) codes for the key vertebrate immune receptors responsible for pathogen recognition. Foreign antigens are recognized via their compatibility to hyper-variable region of the peptide-binding groove (PBR), which consists of two separate protein domains. Specifically, the PBR of the MHC class I recept...
Antonová, Kateřina Veselý, Petr Fuchs, Roman
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BMC Ecology and Evolution
BackgroundDuring recognition process, multiple parameters of the encountered stimulus may play a role. Previous studies with wild birds identified the importance of several salient features (e.g., eyes, beak, prominent elements of colouration) which birds use to recognise other bird species, such as predators or nest parasites. In the present study...
