partially funded through projects PID2019-109685GB-I00,CGL2007-61395,CGL2010-15726,and CGL2013-42451-P,of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
Natal dispersal is a critical trait for individual ftness and the viability,structure,and genetic identity of populations.However,there is a pronounced information gap for large and long-lived species due to the diffc...
National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42107214 and 52130905).
Intelligent construction has become an inevitable trend in the development of the construction industry.In the excavation project,using machine learning methods for early warning can improve construction efficiency an...
funded by The Peregrine Fund's Neotropical Science and Student Education Program,a British Ornithologists'Union Small Ornithological Research Grant,a Neotropical Birding and Conservation(formerly known as Neotropical Bird Club)Conservation Award granted to D.Méndez in 2014,and two 2018 grants to D.Méndez,one from the Rufford Small Grants Foundation(24763-1);another from the International Foundation for Science(I-1-D-6156-1).
Patterns of variation in the size of vulture foraging groups,and their ecological causes and consequences,remain litle explored despite strong links with the carrion recycling service that this key functional group pr...
the State Assignment,project 075-00347-19-00(Patterns of the spatiotemporal dynamics of meadow and forest ecosystems in mountainous areas(Russian Western and Central Caucasus);WWF's‘Save the Forest-Home of Raptors’project(2020-2022).
Abiotic factors play an important role in species localisation,but biotic and anthropogenic predictors must also be considered in distribution modelling for models to be biologically meaningful.In this study,we formal...
supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32201267);Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (2208085QC71);the Key University Science Research Project of Anhui Province (KJ2021A0128);supported by the Key University Science Research Project of Anhui Province (KJ2020A0085);supported in part by the Plateau Ecology Youth Innovative Fund of Wuhan University
Vultures are the only obligate scavengers among extant vertebrates.They provide valuable ecological services in ecosystems through removing carcasses,thus preventing the growth of other scavenger populations and the s...
The uncertainties associated with multi-area power systems comprising both thermal and distributed renewable generation(DRG)sources such as solar and wind necessitate the use of an efficient load frequency control(LFC...
provided for by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,U.S.Department of Agriculture,MclntireStennis project under accession number MISZ-082100;the National Science Foundation grant number IOS-2037741;prepared under contract with Mississippi State University,PI Scott Rush,with financial support from the Office of Local Defense Community Adjustment,Department of Defense。
A determination of how the color of animal integument is produced is a starting point for investigations into the function and evolution of coloration.The mechanisms that give rise to the color of bare skin of New Wor...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31960277);the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Russian Foundation for Basic Research Cooperative Exchange Project(Grant Nos.32111530018,21-54-53031);the Natural Science Foundation of Qinghai Province of China(Grant No.2018-ZJ-932Q);supported by“1000 Talent”programs of Qinghai Province。
Background:Himalayan Griffons(Gyps himalayensis),large scavenging raptors widely distributed in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau,have evolved a remarkable ability to feed on carcasses without suffering any adverse effects.The ...
Supported by the Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort through.Grant No.10/917001
Objective:To describe clinical signs,pathology,diagnosis and treatment of Cape vultures in which Aspergillus fumigatus(A.fumigatus)and mixed species of bacteria were isolated.Methods:Six Cape vultures sourced from Sou...