supported by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition through the Direction Regionale de l’Environnement,de l’Amenagement et du Logement d’Occitanie,the Office Francais de la Biodiversite,and the Conservatoire d’Espaces Naturels d’Occitanie.
Reedbeds are crucial breeding habitats for vulnerable songbird species.Irrespective of their protection status,these habitats may be threatened by organic matter accumulation,progressively leading to structural homoge...
the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada(NSERC)for financial support through grants to D.J.M., D.R.N.,and A.E.M.N.;the Animal Behaviour Society;the American Ornithological Society;the Society of Canadian Ornithologists for research grants to S.L.D.
The nest environment may limit the ability of nest-bound birds to hear sounds from the outside world.In vocal learning species,such as humans and songbirds,it is vital for young animals to hear the voices of conspecif...
P.M.was financially supported by"the National Science Centre"grant no.DEC-2013/09/B/NZ8/03321;A.C.was partially financially supported by grant FSE-REACT EU,DM 10/08/2021 n.1062;Field data collected in Spain was funded by research projects of the Junta de Andalucia(P12-RNM-2144).
According to classical prediction of aerodynamic theory,birds and other powered fliers that migrate over long distances should have longer and more pointed wings than those that migrate less.However,the association be...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31472001,31272310).
The basal ganglia have been implicated in auditory-dependent vocal learning and plasticity in human and songbirds,but the underlying neural phenotype remains to be clarified.Here,using confocal imaging and three-dimens...
funded by the Center for Forest Ecosystem Assessment(CFEA),USDA Forest Service,and Alabama A&M University;additional funding from the Alabama Ornithological Society and Birmingham Audubon Society
Background: The early stage of forest succession following disturbance is characterized by a shift in songbird composition as well as increased avian richness due to increased herbaceous growth in the forest understor...
Song plays a fundamental role in intraspecific communication in songbirds.The temporal and structural components of songs can vary in different habitats.These include urban habitats where anthropogenic sounds and alte...
supported by the Investigation of Terrestrial Wildlife Resources in the Zoogeographic Unit of North Slopes of the Tianshan Mountains,Xinjiang,China(XJLK2014009);the Second Wetland Resource Survey of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region(XJLK2011008);the National Key Research and Development Programme(2016YFC1200700)
Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon), belonging to the genus of Acrocephalus and the family of Acrocephalidae, breeds widely but locally in the warm temperate regions from Northwest Africa and eastern Iberi...
Worldwide, wild birds play a vital role in the dispersal of ticks that harbour tick-borne pathogens, including Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease bacterium. Using PCR testing, we found 124 (31%) of 405 ticks (4 sp...
By recording nocturnally migrating passerines with tracking radar we have investigated how coastlines affect the migrants' flight paths. Birds could use coastlines as an orientation aid or as a reference cue to compe...
Ifirst met Israa Ahamed,known by her Chinese name Meiqi,at the second round of the Mandarin Star competition for foreign students in Beijing.I,along with all present,was deeply impressed with her pleasant demeanor,flu...