Recent studies have revealed concerning declines in bird populations in Europe and other parts of the world.In understudied but biodiverse regions,especially those that are located along key migratory flyways,there is...
The Pallas’s Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus is a piscivorous gull,some local populations of which are rare and vulnerable.The review presents data on the status and distribution of the Pallas’s Gull in the reservoirs ...
This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness research projects[grant CGL2015-64650P];Junta de Extremadura[grant IB16121];S.M.and A.M.were supported by a Ph.D.grant from the Ministry of Economy and Competition of Spain and a mobility grant of Junta de Extremadura(129/2015),respectively.L.G.-L.was supported by the Junta de Extremadura[PO17024,Post-Doc grant].
Parasites are globally widespread pathogenic organisms,which impose im portant selective forces upon their hosts.Thus,in accordance with the A djustm ent to parasite pressure hypothesis,it is expected that defenses am...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31772453 and 31970427 to W.L.,31872231 to D.M.W.,and 31672303 to C.C.Y.)。
DEAR EDITOR,Recent studies have shown that the closely related cinereous tit(Parus cinereus)and green-backed tit(P.monticolus)in China display strong egg recognition ability in contrast to tit species in Europe,which ...
supported by grant CGL2014-54094-R from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness。
Background:True cicadas(Cicadidae)are large and temporarily abundant insects.Their availability may produce demographic and behavioural effects on bird populations,as happens with forest avifauna feeding on periodical...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31772491, 41501056);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (KYZ201617, KJQN201668);the National Key Research and Development Programme (2016YFC1200700).
Highly diversified colorations among springtails (Collembola) have been widely used for species diagnosis, but their phylogenetic significance is poorly known. We addressed this issue in the largest Entomobryinae genu...
Raptors primarily use soaring-gliding flight which exploits thermals and ridge lifts over land to reduce energetic costs However during migration, these birds often have to cross water surfaces where thermal currents ...
supported by the Zhejiang Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(R14C040002);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31071970);Science Foundation of Zhejiang A & F University;a scholarship under the Zhejiang Association for International Exchange of Personnel
A taxonomic review is provided for the Section I of the inquiline gallwasp genus Synergus, including the description of a new species from China, S. deqingensis Pujade-Villar, Wang & Chen sp. nov. and redescription o...
supported by Knowledge Innovation International Partnership Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CXTDS2005-4,KSCX2-EW-J-2);the Science and Technology Supporting Project,Ministryof Science and Technology of China (2008BAC39B04);National Natural Science Foundation of China (30670267,30430120)
Badgers were hypothesized as an earthworm specialist predator.We reviewed spatial patterns and food habits of the Eurasian badger(Meles spp.) in relation to geographical variables like latitude,elevation,aspects,and e...
Contributo alla conoscenza delle Cassidinae paleartiche. Le specie vicine a Cassicta pusillaWaltl. Dall’analisi di diverse decine di esemplari attribuiti alla specie Cassida pusilla Waltl 1839, in parti-colare dal co...