Seabirds are valuable indicators of marine ecosystem processes and studying seabird diets can shed light on natural or human-induced variability in food-web composition.Specifically single-prey loading seabird species...
Recent advances in our understanding of avian chemical communication have highlighted the importance of olfaction in many aspects of avian life.Prior studies investigating predator avoidance behaviors in response to p...
supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(BLX202147);the Joint Fund for Regional Innovation and Development of NSFC(U22A20563).
Throughout evolutionary history,animals are finely tuned to adjust their behaviors corresponding to environmental variations.Behavioral flexibility represents an important component of a species'adaptive capacity in t...
supported by the project TOPDEVIL;financed by Fundacão para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia(FCT)and the European Regional Development Fund(FEDER)through Portugal 2020 Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Programme(POCI),reference POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030250 and PTDC/ASP-SIL/30250/2017;funded by FCT through the research contracts 2020.02547.CEECIND and CEECIND/02064/2017,respectively。
Pallid Swifts(Apus pallidus),as other swifts,are birds extremely adapted to an aerial lifestyle,showing unique adaptations that allow them to fly almost continuously.The diet of these non-stopping high-altitudinal aer...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31772483,31900371);the Biodiversity Survey,Monitoring and Assessment Project of Ministry of Ecology and Environment,China(No.2019HB2096001006)。
The concept of foraging niche provides an insight into habitat use and dietary information of animals.Knowing intraspecific variation in foraging niche and trophic level is critical to the understanding of the species...
Background:In bird species where offspring growth and survival rely on parents’food provisioning,parents can maximise their fitness by increasing the quantity and/or the quality of preys delivered to their offspring....
The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31772485).
Background:The composition of intestinal microflora in animals is affected by cross-species transmission.In a nature reserve,the foraging sites of waterbirds are relatively fixed,but frequently close to residential ar...
Research was funded by National Institute of Agricultural Technology(INTA)Projects(2009‒2012)AERN 292241,AERN 292221.
Background:Reconciling agriculture and biodiversity conservation is a challenge given the growing demand for agricultural products.In recent decades,Argentina has witnessed agricultural expansion and intensification a...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31472020).
Background: The habitat use and foraging behaviors of waterbirds are closely related to the distribution and abundance of their food resources. Reductions in food supply can cause waterbirds to shift their habitats an...
following projects:National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(31860610,31400353);Provincial Key Science and Technology Project of Guizhou([2016]3022-1);Provincial Science and Technology Plan of Guizhou([2014]7682;[2019]1068);Science and Technology Plan of Education Administration of Guizhou Province([2018]102;[2015]354).
Background: Understanding how overwintering birds choose foraging habitats is very important for conservation management. The overwintering Black-necked Crane(Grus nigricollis) feeds on crop remains in farmlands;thus,...